There's never been more choice when it comes to electric guitars for blues guitarists, but we've narrowed down the field To get you started we’re looking at some chords in the guitar-friendly ...

7. E7 (open) (Image credit: Chords) If there’s a single chord here that screams ‘blues’ then this is it! The most resonant dominant chord you can play on the guitar and very easy to play.

We're breaking 22 essential chords into three areas – beginner guitar chords, folk and blues. There's plenty of inspiration here for any style and skill level though, plus audio for every chord.

Unlike the two other famous guitar-playing Kings in blues music – B.B. and Freddie – Albert King wasn’t born with a regal name. He was, in fact, baptized Albert Nelson, but by the time he ...

By the late '50s, rock ’n’ roll was in full swing – and so for Guild, a ‘jazz guitar’ maker, it was time to catch up. Enter the Starfire electrics… ...

Irish blues-rock guitar virtuoso Rory Gallagher first whipped up a storm with the trio he co-founded, Taste in 1966. He was a mere 18.

Here we’re looking at some variations on basic ‘7’ chords (E7, A7 and so on). The more sophisticated sound of these chords will take you way beyond basic blues and closer to jazz-blues. Our examples ...