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May 2026

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6 articles

May 22
- “Reminiscent of Joni Mitchell’s jazzier moments… but no strings were retuned to create it!” 5 chords that sound like they’re in an open tuning (but aren’t)
May 20
- “I asked my dad’s friend where guitarists like Mississippi John Hurt got the idea to play in this way, and he said, ‘I think they’re trying to imitate the sound of a player piano on a riverboat’”: Charlie Starr on how to play fingerstyle guitar
May 14
- “I bent up from the 21st fret and broke the first string – I played the rest of the solo without it”: Hidden for four decades, the story behind the (almost) unheard outro solo on John Farnham’s smash hit, You’re the Voice
May 13
- “For many players, including me, the variations in sound, feel and texture are indispensable”: Joe Bonamassa breaks down the differences between P-90s and PAF humbuckers
May 7
- The simple trick that adds sparkle to your songs: Nashville Tuning explained
May 6
- “Without the added bends, this riff would sound a little stale and boring”: Spiritbox's Mike Stringer shows you how syncopated bends can add extra spice to your metal playing