The general theme with these shapes is the dominant 7th sound, which is essentially a major chord plus a b7th. This is a great way of injecting some ‘blues’ flavour into ... More about guitar chords ...

When I was learning how to play guitar ... chord names and scale shapes, the truth is I don’t know why things work the way ...

Here, our aim is to help you get to grips with some basic elements of a handful of different styles of acoustic guitar ... Swing and jazz chords are very different to country, blues and rock.