See D/F#, Csus4 or Em6 on a chord chart and wonder if you can just play a plain D, C or Em? In this Real Guitar Live Q&A I show you how to simplify hard chords (and when the bass note really matters), plus the rumba strum for Jesse Cook’s “Azul,” whether your guitar is too big for comfortable palm muting, how to tune new strings without breaking them, and why some music ties your fingers in knots.

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Thursday OCT  8th, 2026 at 12pm PT/3pm ET.

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