Advice and instructions on songwriting, in the words of Woody Guthrie.

Bruce Cockburn shares the guitar parts of some of his best-known songs, plus a solo performance of “If I Had a Rocket Launcher.”

Learn a set of great-sounding chord shapes in this popular alternate tuning, and try an arrangement of an original song.

Mark Erelli, Shawn Colvin, Anaïs Mitchell, Martin Sexton, and Anthony da Costa share their approaches to creating dynamic accompaniment parts.

A celebration of next-generation bluegrass, including a cross-picking lesson with Molly Tuttle.

Get started with this essential flatpicking technique—great for both accompaniment and soloing.

A video lesson on John Prine’s guitar style, with examples drawn from his best-known songs.

A 50th anniversary tribute to the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty and Workingman’s Dead albums.

Three guitar duos—Pharis and Jason Romero, Ryanhood, and Grant Gordy and Ross Martin—share their approaches to creating a full spectrum of sound and expression with two guitars.

Learn a rocking arrangement in dropped-D tuning with an instrumental break.

Folk-rock songwriter Peter Mulvey shares his approach to guitar arranging and alternate tunings, by walking through the accompaniment parts of his song “The Knuckleball Suite.”

A video lesson on the Joan Baez’s influential guitar style, with examples drawn from her best-known songs.

Learn a complete arrangement of Shawn Colvin hit, complete with instrumental riffs based on the original recording.

Learn Tracy Chapman’s original, hypnotic accompaniment part—moving up the neck as in “Blackbird.”

A simple, powerful way to create more distinctive chord progressions.

Learn how to use chord shapes up the neck to play Jerry Garcia’s iconic solo in “Touch of Grey.”

A partial capo and alternate tuning unlock “Dear Prudence” in a way you’ve never heard on one guitar before.