But there are many different ways to play chords on the bass guitar – and they’re not ... fret the B with the ring finger (14th fret of the A string) and barre the D and G on the 12th fret ...

From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

His playing on the jazz standard "Lover Man" is an example of his single-note, octave and block chord soloing. ("Lover Man" appears on the Fantasy album THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS.) Instead of using a ...

It’s an off-kilter, 7/4 funk tune with a spy-movie ambience: laconic guitar chords, plinks of distorted vibraphone and a hopscotching bass line ... with swelling strings that reflects on ...

A tuner pedal affords you the peace of mind that your strings are not only ... turn of the century, Line 6 of California has made significant waves in digital guitar tech, not least with its ...

Sturgill Simpson came to the Mission Ballroom for a long awaited show that fans will be sure to hold on to as time rolls on.

Decades before solid bodies and electrotrickery redefined the sound of the guitar, it was the wholesome sound of six, simple, singing strings that propelled songs ... Sweary John, angry John, ...

There's no magical arrangement work going on here: just the piano and bass playing ... choppy guitar and atmospheric strings, it's made all the more remarkable by the fact that it doesn't move from ...

"Master instrumentalist and composer," "virtuoso," "historic figure of American guitar." "Ellington's favorite guitar player"—this is a typical sampling of the critical praise routinely bestowed on ...