Guitar skills: Jimi Hendrix makes great use of trills in the breakdown in Voodoo Child. The technique boils down to a series of fast hammer-ons and pull-offs using just two notes. Practise slowly at ...

Guitar skills: This Albert King-inspired lick is based on a gradual bend up on the second string. It’s important to note that this takes place in the middle of the string – it becomes much harder the ...

Every guitarist needs to know their chords – whether you're learning favourite songs or writing your own this is a great place to start with it all We're breaking 22 essential chords into three areas ...