Guitar chord in the abstract musical-theory of chords for all instruments. For example, in the guitar (like other stringed instruments but unlike the piano), open-string notes are not fretted and so require less hand-motion. Thus chords that contain open notes are more easily played and hence more frequently played in popular music, such as folk music. Many of the most popular tunings—standard tuning, open tunings, and new standard tuning—are rich in the open notes used by popular chords. Open tunings allow major triads to be played by barring one fret with only one finger, using the finger like a capo. On guitars
Collings Guitars Collings Guitars Collings Guitars is an Austin, Texas based stringed instrument manufacturer. The company was founded in 1973 by Bill Collings (August 9, 1948 - July 14, 2017) who was "one of the most recognized and respected names amongst aficionados of modern acoustic instruments." Their acoustic guitars have been highly regarded for decades. In addition to acoustic guitars they also make electric guitars, archtop guitars, mandolins, and ukuleles. Bill Collings dropped out of medical school in the early 1970s and instead worked in a machine shop for five years. At the same time he built his first guitar. In 1975