Paul McCartney's inspired playing on the Beatles' Blackbird has become a bit of a rite of passage for fingerpicking guitar players. But therein lies a problem – a lot of us are learning it wrong.

Guitar lessons: Before the chemical-fuelled studio experimentation of their psychedelic ‘middle’ period, The Beatles were a remarkably well-honed hit machine. Their live-in-the-studio performances ...

Welcome to a guitar-focused space by Leigh Fuge — guitarist, educator, and content creator from Swansea, UK — featuring lessons, gear demos, amp and pedal reviews, collaborations with top brands like ...

George Harrison was the Beatles' acknowledged lead guitarist, but others subbed for him as far back as 1964's "You Can't Do That." There was also the trio approach employed on 1969's "The End," as ...

In the glossary, we touched on how hammer-ons ("HOs") and pull-offs ("POs") function. You won't encounter challenging HOPOs till Hard Mode at least, but you should learn about them beforehand.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. John Lennon and George Harrison hold their Epiphone Casinos, the electric guitar model that ...