Chords

Increase your musical vocabulary and expand your compositional horizons, in each and every key

Beginner guitar: the B chord is one of the trickier chords you'll learn as a beginner, but mastering it will close that gap and make you a more well-rounded player

These chord voices are so cool they're worth the stretch

Inversions are essential for jazz players, virtuoso cats such as Martin Tyler, but they are super-useful for any player looking for a fresh chord voicing. Let's take a look and demystify them with 5 ways you can play a Bmaj7

Altered chords should not scare anyone. Here are five shapes to explore when looking for a chord with some dramatic dissonance

Because sometimes you need a chord with a little more harmonic intrigue, we take a look at the theory behind embellished chords and how they can be used in everyday playing

Players such as Jimi Hendrix had extensive altered and extended chord vocabularies to draw upon

The Who's Pete Townshend made very effective use of suspended chords in tracks such as Pinball Wizard – and when you know the difference between your add9 and you sus4 maybe you can, too

By using various voicings of the same chord, you can expand your fretboard knowledge and spice up your chord progressions