The acoustic guitar is one of the world’s most versatile instruments – and these licks prove it can handle anything from folk to metal

A close up of the body on a Art & Lutherie Roadhouse Tennessee Red acoustic guitar.

Whatever style of acoustic guitar you most want to play, it’s worth dipping a toe into as many genres as you can. Most genres have a handful of defining signature sounds.

By getting those signatures under your fingers, you can seem like an acoustic Jedi, capable of anything. Or you can transport those sounds back into your usual genre to create new ideas.