If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s no secret that learning to play the guitar is a lot ...

Not too long after its launch in 2005, you'd be hard-pushed to visit any friends without being challenged to a round or two of Guitar Hero. Interest in learning to play a real guitar also blossomed, ...

Trying to learn to play the guitar isn't always fun. The learning curve is notoriously steep—especially at the very beginning. Some days, even picking up your instrument can seem like a pretty ...

Fifty years ago, in 1972, “American Pie” hit the top of the Billboard charts. The song became an instant classic with novice and veteran guitar players flocking to learn the chords. That still holds ...

The guitar is one of the most fascinating musical instruments. Many people around the world dream of learning the art of playing guitar. But it’s no easy task by any means. It is a very complicated ...

As the Internet grows, more people are coming up with ingenious ways to create and cultivate online educational tools. This is true for music lessons as well. In the past, if someone wanted to learn ...

February 10, 2009 Guitar Hero and Rock Band have allowed masses of people without the time or patience to learn the guitar to become Rock Gods in their own living rooms. For those looking to take the ...

Bryan Adams famously got his first real six-string in the summer of ’69. I waited until the summer of 2017. I had just turned 50, and a series of lucky events led to my possession of an electric ...

Inside a conference room named for Keith Richards on the second floor of Fender’s spacious new Hollywood office, members of the legendary guitar company’s digital team offer a glimpse of their new ...