I heard that the old timers used to call capos “cheaters”, because they enable you to play keys with difficult chords using the simpler chord figuration. Well, I beg to differ. I am a fan of the capo, and I’m not alone– great singer / songwriters and acoustic guitar players like Paul Simon and [...]

In this post I will reveal the weapon of choice of famous singer / songwriters from the 60’s and early 70’s

The way I see it, there are two main techniques for acoustic guitar accompaniment playing. First is strumming- Playing chords and rhythms usually with a pick, and the second is finger style which consists of plucking each individual string with a finger.