A power chord is nothing more than a two- or three-note chord, and they get their name from their punchy sound. Check out our quartet of quick tips to get yours recharged today. For a different take ...

In this frankly epic tutorial we're concentrating solely on chords and chordal ideas, and the following will act as a compendium of great chord fingerings. The audio examples start with simple chords ...

Though obviously not thought of in this way, the Gibson ES-350 is a great instrument to use for rock rhythm guitar playing. I will often use the ES-350 in the same manner. The necks on these guitars ...

There is a point when playing rhythm games such as Rock Band or Guitar Hero where you hit a kind of wall; there is only so much to learn hitting buttons as notes flow down the screen. Power Gig: Rise ...

I'm all for developers trying to revitalize the music genre. I think we've all moved past the point of wanting to play the standard five-colored button guitar games. Harmonix is making strides with ...

Boston - Seven45 Studios, the new video game publisher, developer and hardware manufacturer that is a sister company to musical instrument manufacturing giant First Act, has made a limited edition ...

For a different take on the basic power chord shape, try ditching the root note and playing the 5th interval as the lowest note instead. You still need to play the root note, but it should be higher ...