Richard Barrett wraps up this short series on extended chords by taking a look at the often-mystifying world of 13th chords

For this month’s chord exploration, Richard Barrett shows how 11th extensions deviate from the usual naming conventions

CRAFTING AN APPEALING guitar solo for a song is always a creative challenge. There are many different approaches one can take: Do I follow the chord changes so that the notes line up perfectly with th

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

What on earth is the appeal of a single-pickup guitar and how can it help you to hone your modding skills? Dave Burrluck goes in search of a giggable ‘Junior’…

FEW GUITARISTS HAVE shaped progressive and avant-garde music as profoundly as Robert Fripp. With King Crimson, Brian Eno, David Bowie and others, Fripp perpetually reinvented the six-stringed wheel wi