A look into the greatest riffs in folk music, covering everyone from Neil Young and Joni Mitchell to Blind Lemon Jefferson and Robert Johnson.

Bradley's interpretations of original country blues songs are causing quite a stir among players, and breathing new life into ...

From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication ...

In this lesson inspired by Molly Tuttle, Trey Hensley and the O.G. of acoustic folk playing Maybelle Carter, we'll make one guitar sound like two with arrangements alive with rhythm and melody ...

From the most esteemed and expensive to the silent heroes of the guitar world ... Martin as the brand for guitarists attuned to blues, country, and singer-songwriter material. Martin’s specialist ...

Use our acoustic guitar chord charts - from basic open chords to the ... or Asus4 to A, for example. In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus ...

From the acoustic ... Distorted guitar tones have come to represent the sound of rock music ever since the early days of overdriven tube amp tones, which were first used by blues players of ...

Electricity? Overrated… ‘Real’ guitarists know that a guitar’s genuine excitement is best earned via the more personal connection of the player plus the resonant wooden body of an acoustic. Decades ...

The 17th annual Motor City Blues Festival features a variety of acts, each delivering their creative sounds to the stage. While the singers’ styles may differ, they share a common thread ...