Isbell sympathizes with newbie players struggling with them, but discusses why they’re a vital songwriting tool ...

beginner guitar lessons barre chords fig 3 Any chord, anywhere. Open the 'Simple barre chord progression' tab (Right-click to download) Once you've got used to playing these shapes you can explore the ...

Start by playing an open E chord with your second, third and fourth fingers, then slide the shape up one fret; this leaves your first finger free to barre across the 1st fret - producing an F chord in ...

I begin in bar 1 with a phrase built from the D major pentatonic scale (D, E, F#, A, B), highlighting the D chord’s root and major 3rd, F#. Bar 2 is played over Csus2, and here I target the ...

There are a variety of 7th chords available but in this feature you’ll concentrate on the three fundamental 7th barre chords as these are the most used: major 7th (eg Emaj7), minor 7th (eg Em7 ...