Electric Guitar

Influencing many rock and blues guitarists with his loud performances using a Gibson Les Paul.

Influenced by BB King, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and many more.

Bbm7

Experienced players are very familiar with this chord, most strings need to be held down.

A 110-strong collection of guitars owned by actor Richard Gere will be auctioned in New York in October, Christie’s announces.

Click here to find out how the metronome was created and its use.

Play these three notes on the guitar and then identify the chords in the key.

British rock guitarist Eric Clapton sells more than 70 of his instruments at a charity auction in New York, raising more than $2.15m.

“Playing scales for grades is like walking up and down stairs, you wouldn’t want to step on the highest one twice.”

Rock star Eric Clapton is to sell off part of his extensive guitar collection to raise money for his rehab clinic.

Probably the busiest key with all six sharps, barre chords are needed throughout unless a capo is used.

f-sharp