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How to solo over relative major and minor chords
It's one of the oldest tricks in the book, used by everyone from the Beatles to Neil Young and Pink Floyd, but playing around the major and minor tonalities can produce melodies that stick in the mind forever
5 easy ways to create complex sounds from simple chords
Using open strings to embellish your chord work can yield magical results
How to use chords in a blues guitar solo
We all think of the blues solo in terms of which notes sit atop which chords, but reversing that proposition – and building chords into the solo itself – generates some tasty new phrasing ideas
Learn 5 guitar chords that evoke the golden age of Hollywood
These chords have an orchestral quality that radiates a certain silver screen soundtrack magic
Andy Fraser: “It was me trying to impersonate Pete Townshend, who was, to me, the all-time greatest chord king”
How Free’s worst ever gig inspired one of the most iconic bass solos in rock
5 ways to get more out of your power chords
Power chords are a rock rhythm guitar fundamental you need to know inside and out. Here are 5 options to spice up your hard-rocking jams
Tired of playing power chords? Mr. Black has the pedal for you: the High-Five Instant Power Chord Generator
Just play the root note and this compact pitch-shifter will add the fifth and octave as if by magic, but you’d best hurry – it’s a limited-edition run
How to weave small two-note chords around a guitar melody
Andy Timmons unpacks his chord/melody approach and explains how you can use it in your own songwriting ideas
