Bass Week: As bass players we naturally have to know our chords, and ideally a fair bit about harmony and chord progressions ...

Use our acoustic guitar chord charts - from basic open chords ... they include un-fretted or ‘open’ strings), such as C, A and Em. If you’ve got the basics covered, the variations shown here should ...

When you see the symbol C maj7, the ‘maj7’ element is telling you to play the 7th ... Writing out a simple chord chart ...

After all, the guitar can be a tricky ... dominant 7th (C) - b9 (Eb). The Eb/b9 is the note that makes this an altered chord. Play this after a D7(#9) and end with E minor and you’ll recognise ...