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Songs explained — ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd on guitar

Welcome dear guitar players, to another edition of our Songs Explained series. We’ve got a classic for you. “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd is a very guitar-oriented song and it allows us to practice techniques like syncopated timing, flageolets and basic pentatonic scale theory for solos.

Gibson Les Paul – A history lesson with Kirill Dumchenko

The famous Gibson Les Paul guitar is the backbone of genres like blues, country, rockabilly, hard rock and metal. This iconic instrument is responsible for the revolution of sound in the universe of the electric guitar.

Netflix documentaries about music that will blow your mind

Fed up with staying at home and jamming? Here are some Netflix documentaries about music that will blow your mind. There are so many flicks out there about bands and artists that you probably have never heard of, but which are definitely worth your screen time. To make it easier, we highlight a few.

Xmas tree oh Xmas tree, here’s the winning song that will be sung to thee

UPDATE - Winner of the Xmas tree holiday special Last week we asked you to vote for your favourite Xmas tree song. Well you all did in great numbers. We were happy to receive almost 10000 votes in two days time. The Xmas spirit is strong in our readers. Is the suspense killing you?

Black Friday deals with some groovy jams this year

Black Friday mania is upon us… Relax you’re not too late, we’re early. Just giving you a heads up that at Chordify Black Friday deals with some serious groovy jams this year. Don’t take our word for it, check out the Black Friday channel.

Stay safe and jam along with these awesome hits

In March we launched the Stay at Home and Jam channel. With this list of songs we tried to lift your spirits and give you the chance to jam as often and as long as you like to some awesome tracks without any restrictions.

Dua Lipa, Stan Walker and Julie & the Phantoms in Rocktober’s Top 5

The finish line of 2020 is almost in sight, with people slowly but surely starting to gear up for the holidays.

Halloween costumes and metal are a match made in hell

Favorite Halloween costumes all laid out on the bed? Trying to pick the perfect one for this year’s Transylvania themed Zoom party? Great! Now, how about some tunes to go along with that.

David Guetta on composing and how a DJ uses Chordify

David Guetta, the godfather of electronic dance music (EDM), started kicking out tracks in the late '80s. Since then, he hasn’t stopped creating music, collaborating with new aspiring musicians and searching for the next best sound.

Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtrack full of nineties nostalgia

Ready for a kickflip manual down memory lane? Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2, now that’s nostalgia. Good news for all the millennials getting excited right now. In September 2020, PlayStation re-issued the original game, and, to celebrate this, we forged a Tony Hawk Pro Skater Channel.