Learn “pendulum” strumming – the secret to natural-sounding chords

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Learn the all-purpose passing chord – the get-out-of-jail-free hack used by Kurt Cobain and Billie Joe Armstrong

You’ve heard it in Smells Like Teen Spirit and countless other grunge and punk classics. You may even already be doing ...
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Learn signature chords from Queen, Steve Cropper, Dave Grohl, James Brown and Butch Walker songs

Following our recent artist chord lesson, we've raided more back catalogues for rhythm inspiration – and we've come up with another rich selection of goodies for you to learn. Employed by super ...
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Guitar lesson: 5 funk rock chords all guitarists should learn

Guitar skills: With dissonant chords and aggressive rhythm playing, the harder side of blues-rock overlaps into funk. The ‘7#9’ shape (shown here in F#) below is known as the Hendrix chord thanks to ...
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Blues and jazz chord masterclass! Learn the sweetest chords from gypsy-jazz guitarist Tim Lerch

Tim Lerch is a phenomenal guitarist. Specializing in jazz and blues, he leads his own trio and is a long-time member of Pearl Django, one of the most respected groups in the Hot Club style popularized ...
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Looty Chords Expands to Android With Piano Chord Practice, MIDI Support, and Interactive Circle of Fifths

Looty Chords – Piano Chord Practice App To Help Anyone Master Every Chord In Every Key, And Start Playing The Songs They Love – Is Now Available For Android. If you learn the chords and practice the ...
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Learn the all-purpose passing chord – the get-out-of-jail-free hack used by Kurt Cobain

You’ve heard it in Smells Like Teen Spirit and countless other grunge and punk classics. You may even already be doing ...