Whether you’re a beginner or a blues guitarist, strap your guitar with the best strings to enhance your sound and maintain quality over time The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers.

each shape uses open strings – this is a great way of adding intervals that would be impossible to stretch to. Try experimenting with moving the shapes up and down the neck to create new sounds.

If you’re a beginner, don’t worry ... we’ll show you simple steps to tune your guitar the right way. A guitar has six strings, each tuned to a specific note in standard tuning.