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Gm

A three-note voicing of Gm this month, showing that chords don't need to contain loads of notes to be effective. This shape has a nice bare perfect fifth interval between the bottom two notes and a mo ...

Aadd9/E

Here's a voicing of Aadd9/E with a chiming major second interval between the open B and C# on the third string. Play the chord one note at a time to make the most of this. Resolve this chord by moving ...

G

This may be a G, but it's no ordinary G! The combination of open strings and notes high up the fretboard means than this chord contains two pairs of unisons, that is, two pairs of notes of the same pi ...

B9b5

Place the fingers carefully for this one, as this voicing gets a bit congested at the bottom of the fretboard. Play this chord slowly from lowest note to highest note to make the most of the flattened ...

Critical But Stable - Tremolo Workshop

Fender Strat trem units can be a vita and life-affirming part of a guitar player's arsenal. However, getting them set up correctly so they can take a hammering and still do you proud can be a tricky b ...

Guitar Techniques Workshop: Play Like Danny Gatton

Hailed as 'the guitarist's guitarist' or the world's greatest unknown guitarist, 1991's 88 Elmira St was the first of two big label albums for Elektra, marking master of the Fender Telecaster Danny Ga ...

Guitar DIY Workshop: Squier Telecaster Upgrades

Lyndon Jones has a nice Squier partscaster for stage use but it could do with one or two little tweaks to make it perfect. Huw Price takes on the project and shows us how it's done ...

Learn Rockabilly Guitar in 30 mins

Some top rockabilly guitarists offer their advice on how to play ...

Guitar Home Recording Pt One

The first part of a new Guitar & Bass series, Marcus Leadley seeks out the quickest, easiest and most pocket-friendly ways to get ideas down ...

Guitar Home Recording Part 2

With the second part of our series, Marcus Leadley looks at the quick, easiest and most pocket-friendly solutions for getting your songs and guitars recorded. After last month's focus on phones, it's ...

WEM Dominator

The V-fronted Dominator is a classic early British guitar amp. When Steve Walwyn found a working chassis, he decided to create a reproduction cabinet at home ...