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Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during MTV Live and Loud: Nirvana Performs Live - December 1993 at Pier 28 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Learn the all-purpose passing chord – the get-out-of-jail-free hack used by Kurt Cobain and Billie Joe Armstrong

By Jimmy Brown Published

You’ve heard it in Smells Like Teen Spirit and countless other grunge and punk classics. You may even already be doing it…

Chords
Close-up of fretting hand playing F barre chord with banned sign overlayed
Don’t barre the F chord. Try embellishing it instead

By Jimmy Brown Published

John Frusciante and Lindsey Buckingham are both advocates for alternative F chord shapes that give you extra options for color

Chords
Jimmy Page performing on stage at Oakland Coliseum 1977
How recycling chord shapes can unlock new and surprising sounds

By Richard Barrett Published

By recycling open chord shapes in different positions, you will uncover a wealth of fascinating voicings – just ask Jimmy Page. Here are 5 chords to get you started

Chords
Sofia Victoria with her handmade guitar
Feel is more important than accuracy. Just ask Kim Thayil, Alex Lifeson and Jimmy Page

By Sofia Victoria Published

Sofia Victoria on how imperfect vibrato, wrong notes and open string noise can add substantial character to conventional soloing

Techniques
Close-up of a picking hand on a guitar
Why muting the low E string is one of the most important lessons any beginner guitarist can learn

By Jimmy Brown Published

Learning to mute individual strings makes all the difference when mastering your first guitar chords

Beginner Lessons
A still of Mike Stringer's video lesson
Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer on how extended-range guitars open up new possibilities with chord voicings

By Mike Stringer Published

Mike Stringer's progressive metal masterclass continues as he teaches you how to play Spiritbox’s Tsunami Sea

Artist Lessons
GWM605 Charlie Starr Lesson
Charlie Starr on how to turn a simple, catchy riff into a killer song

By Charlie Starr Published

The Blackberry Smoke guitarist pays tribute to the power of the almighty riff in his latest GW lesson

Artist Lessons
Corey Congilio in his studio space
How to build a compelling rhythm guitar part with triads

By Corey Congilio Published

Confused about triads? They are just chords with three notes, and as Corey Congilio demonstrates here, they can be the building block of a great guitar part

Artist Lessons
Buddy Guy in a red jacket onstage in a club, with a blond Stratocaster, smiling at caemra
If you learn one thing from Buddy Guy it should be this

By Steve Allsworth Published

Get that Buddy Guy-like phrasing by mastering his signature style: rhythmic on-grid and off-grid phrasing

Techniques
Capturing a musician's hand pressing guitar strings with natural lighting.
Switching guitar chords is one of the hardest parts of learning. This exercise will help you master changing chords faster

By Jimmy Brown Published

Beginner guitarists, this is your fast track to nailing those chord changes in time with the music

Beginner Lessons
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