Guitar skills: Getting to grips with new chords is a sure-fire way to take your songwriting in new directions and, hopefully, to the next level. So our charts are here to help you find your own voice ...

Having a campfire? Learn the easy acoustic guitar songs for beginners: summer campfire songs edition! Let’s just say campfires are one of the best things that we have in summers and what works better ...

Let’s be clear: there’s no such thing as an ‘acoustic guitar chord’. If a guitar has a standard fretboard, then, acoustic or electric, all chord shapes are fair game. However, some chords do sound ...

One of Razorlight’s best songs turned out to be one of the simplest to master. Although it is meant to be played on an electric guitar, it sounds good on an acoustic guitar as well. The Em, A, D, G ...

This lesson unpacks one of the fundamental skills of playing guitar, and offers a launchpad for budding singer-songwriters. All you need is three chords and the truth ...

When I started playing guitar long ago, yes, I’m seasoned; affordable guitars were undoubtedly cheap, but most were hot garbage. I recall purchasing a Takamine dreadnaught acoustic in the early ’90s ...