Piano basics: the black notes - what are they for and how do you use them? Open chords are simply chords that include open strings. More generally, the term also refers to chords played around the ...

In this lesson, we're creating rhythm parts using chords that exploit the open strings. We'll make things simple by limiting our study here to major and minor triads. As you may have guessed from the ...

If there was one particular guitar technique Kurt was the master of it was his usage of open strings – using the notes to either embellish the chord being fretted or, more often than not ...

Open strings mixed with high fretted notes are a feature much of the time ... but it’s a real eye-opener for those unaware of ...

With its low C tuning on your sixth string, open Csus2 is a powerful tuning, used to great effect by powerhouse acoustic folk players such as Martin Simpson ...

You hit only the top few strings, leave space ... One of the most dangerous myths in guitar culture is that barre chords are ...