Blues chords. In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 shapes shown here are all you need for a 12-bar ...

In a chord chart, it would be notated as G5. The last step is to make it sound cool. It's a moveable shape common in rock and metal - the root can be on either the fifth or sixth string and the root ...

Even if you don’t own a guitar with an extra string, there’s nothing to stop you down-tuning your six string to B standard (B E A D F# B) for some serious low-end. If you want to go as low as an eight ...