Jazz Guitar for the Absolute Beginner, the debut instructional tome from New York City-based musician Amanda Monaco, is a well-thought out, step-by-step guide for the jazz guitar novice. Monaco starts ...

There are loads of different guitar types and setups, each providing its own sound and tone. Luckily for you, as a beginner, you don’t need to know all about it. You will be learning the very basics ...

The beauty of fingerpicking is that you can play melodies and basslines together using open chord shapes. We've got two examples for you here, based around open position A, D and E chords. You can ...