Chord Shapes

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Freddie King

Have the Same Old Blues Chord Shapes Become Stale and Boring? Here’s How to Avoid Sounding Predictable

By Guitar Player Staff published

Avoid the trap of humdrum chords by getting command of a few alternate dominant voicings

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Valerie White and Betty Redshaw singing and playing the guitar outside their tent in the Gloucestershire countryside. They have been busking around the English countryside making money to extend their summer holiday. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6827 - Summer Catches Up On Us - pub. 1953

Set Basic Campfire Chords Alight in Four Easy Ways

By Guitar Player Staff published

Do open chords sometimes strike you as a little bland and boring? Here's how to make them sound more exotic

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Magic fusion shape

Add This “Magic Shape” to Your Musical Vocabulary for an Instant Fusion Sound

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video This simple trick adds left-field fusion color to guitar riffs and solos

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Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads

Have You Exhausted the Possibilities of Open Chords and Barre Chords? Here’s How to Make Your Progressions Sound More Interesting

By Patrick Brennan published

Learn the art of ‘voice leading’ with examples inspired by Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and more

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Guitar prison

Break Out of Your Box with the CAGED System

By Tom Kolb published

An introduction to the highly useful workings of this mysterious fretboard mapping theory.

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Become a better composer with this lesson

Tired Triads? Breathe New Life into Tried-and-True Chord Shapes

By Chris Schreiner published

It’s easier than you think to liven up any chord voicing that might have gotten a little stale.

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