7. E7 (open) (Image credit: Chords) If there’s a single chord here that screams ‘blues’ then this is it! The most resonant dominant chord you can play on the guitar and very easy to play.

47 pages 2005 Jazz Guitar for the Absolute Beginner, the debut instructional tome from New York City-based musician Amanda Monaco, is a well-thought out, step-by-step guide for the jazz guitar novice.

Known as ‘partial chords’, these shapes are used extensively throughout rock, funk, jazz and, in fact, most styles of guitar music – from Brian May’s rocking riff in Hammer To Fall to the funky lines ...

In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz ...

In the guitar world, you can expect to see lots of interesting chord voicings and extensions as well as some smooth jazz guitar lines.

Some of the greatest country songs ever written use only three simple chords. In this video, I share a personal selection of 20 3-chord country classics that not only sound great but will also help ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites.

A new website especially for jazz musicians has been lauched: JazzYourAss.com Here you can find chords and sheets of jazz standards as well as the lyrics on one page. Furthermore the site features ...

The Man With The Jazz Guitar looks at Ken Sykora's career with the BBC and his life in Suffolk and west Scotland. Sykora (1923-2006) presented Guitar Club on national radio in the 1950s and 1960s ...

In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz ...