There’s something special about acoustic guitars. The resonance of the wood right up against your ribs is a unique experience. In this lesson, we’ll go over six easy strumming patterns so you’ll be ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ernie Ball Music Man Last time, we delved into the all-important topic of developing ...

Whether you want to play lead or rhythm, you need to get your picking technique together. We show you how... “Picking the strings, then. Up or down - that’s got to be it, surely?” Essentially, yes.

This time in Electric Guitar 101 we're looking at ways you can spice up your strumming and rhythm guitar playing, including 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8 timings, how to count them and how to improvise your own ...

Playing the guitar requires speed, strength, and dexterity in both hands. Depending on your mobility level, rocking out with your axe might be impossible unless you could somehow hold down the strings ...

I've been playing GHII for about a month on and off now, and have gotten to the "Fret Set" or whatever on Hard mode. Problem is, I've gotten so used to just strumming down, I can't strum up and down ...

Each of the strumming patterns in this lesson is progressive in that they build off each other. You may be familiar with one or two of them, but it's still recommended that you go through the entire ...