Often when discussing songwriting, we divide it into its two main elements, words and music. But just as lyrics contain a multitude of sub-categories and considerations, so does music. It contains the ...

If you’re at a stage in your playing journey where you find yourself fed up of how your chords and rhythm work sound, don’t worry. We all hit this ceiling at some stage in our playing journey. Rhythm ...

The late John Denver was one of the great American songwriters and acoustic guitar performers. He penned classics that topped the pop charts and entered the public's consciousness, including Take Me ...

There are musicians whose impact is immediate-albeit showman’s swagger or a Marshall-melting guitar solo. Songs operate similarly. Some like “She Loves You” reach out and grab your attention after the ...

The Edge and Bono of U2 spend the day on the streets of New York City shooting a video for their new album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" which drops tomorrow, Tuesday, November 23rd. U2 finished ...

Not too long after its launch in 2005, you'd be hard-pushed to visit any friends without being challenged to a round or two of Guitar Hero. Interest in learning to play a real guitar also blossomed, ...

In my previous “Blues You Can Use” columns, I focused on what I consider to be essential rhythm guitar and accompanying single-note patterns that exemplify Chicago-style blues guitar, as heard in the ...