When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Before you start playing those first chords or bashing out your first riff, you need to get your ...

DADGAD is fairly easy tuning to understand because, unlike drop D or open G, its name tells you the notes you’ll be tuning to - which is pretty handy! You’ll be changing your standard tuned guitar’s ...

Tuning a guitar is one of the most important skills every guitarist should learn. If your guitar is out of tune, even the ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. I took ...