Chords
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How to emulate organ-type chord melodies on guitar
By Greg Koch published
Take a leaf out of the blues and jazz organist's playbook and make your shifting triads pop

Learn how to target chord tones when soloing over a chord progression
By Andy Timmons published
Andy Timmons teaches you horizontal single-string ideas to make your lead playing melodically compelling

FM Guitars teams up with Chordinero for mammoth dual-neck-compatible capo
By Matt Owen published
Extended offering sports note-holding metal rods and seeks to open up an array of "completely new techniques for the guitar"

How omitting the 5th in chords can open doors to a much wider musical vocabulary
By Richard Barrett published
A little chord theory can go a long way with new voicings freshening your approach to rhythm guitar

Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka: “I work very hard to articulate chords and notes. All of that sensitivity and technicality gets lost when you have too much overdrive“
By Joe Bosso published
Can one of rock’s most polarizing young bands silence critics with their cinematic new album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate?

Andy Timmons shows you how to target chord tones in melodic improvisation
By Andy Timmons published
Don't just play scalar runs when soloing – tell a story by accentuating the chords underneath with your note choice

Ilan Rubin: “Whatever I’m playing, whether it’s chords or a riff, I instinctively envision what the beat under it will be”
By Amit Sharma published
The New Regime multi-instrumentalist and youngest living member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on recording latest album Heart Mind Body & Soul, why he's a fuzz maniac, and what it takes to play with Nine Inch Nails and Angels & Airwaves

50 guitar chords you need to know
By Total Guitar editors published
Boost your guitar vocabulary with fingerstyle-friendly shapes and everyday essentials, plus complex jazz voicings
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