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Cowboy chord superpowers

Cowboy chords sometimes get a bad rap from experienced guitarists, but if you learn two key things about just five of them, you'll instantly know how to play hundreds of chords all over the fretboard. They're also the surprising secret to AC/DC's massive rhythm guitar sound, the key to using a capo effectively, and a shortcut to learning your triads across the entire fretboard.

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