Here are five chord shapes you need to learn in open G tuning. With its G-G-G-D-D arrangement of notes, this first chord is near impossible to play in standard tuning. This chord offers a way to ...

For a different take on the basic power chord shape, try ditching the root note ... stop you down-tuning your six string to B ...

Today, we’re applying it to major and minor chords. If you already know the five essential open chord shapes C, A, G, E and D, then you are already halfway there, because the CAGED system simply moves ...

To avoid sounding the idle sixth string when you play this chord, bring your thumb around the back of the neck so that the tip of it just touches the string. This is a useful blues shape that can ...