Roundup of popular female guitarists: introducing guitar players from Japan and around the world.

Danger GirlAleks Sever

Danger Girl

Aleks Sever is known for her unique style that fuses jazz, funk, pop, and rock.

Her music is characterized by technical mastery and emotional depth.

Having been immersed in music since childhood, she developed a distinctive approach through her interest in blending jazz and rock.

With her album “Danger Girl,” she cemented her place in the music world, featuring a diverse range of tracks from high-energy numbers to melodic ballads.

Guitar legend Lee Ritenour has called her “phenomenal,” and Dave Koz has praised her as “impressive.” She collaborates with a variety of musicians and places great importance on conveying emotions and stories through her music.

Infused with deep feeling and storytelling, her work resonates with many listeners.

Hit and RunLita Ford

Lita Ford – Hit and Run

Lita Ford is a rock musician, guitarist, and vocalist.

She was born in England in 1958, moved to the United States with her family at the age of four, and began learning guitar at eleven.

At seventeen (in 1975), she joined the all-girl band The Runaways as lead guitarist, making a spectacular debut.

A pioneer of girls’ rock bands, she went on to achieve success as a solo artist after the band disbanded.

ComplicatedAvril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne – Complicated (Official Video)

A singer-songwriter from Canada.

She started teaching herself guitar at the age of 12.

Her musical style spans modern rock, punk, and pop.

With her beautiful appearance and cute singing voice, she has gained popularity, and her total CD album sales have exceeded 4,000 copies.

A Matter of PerceptionNili Brosh

Nili Brosh plays “A Matter of Perception” on EMGtv

Nili Brosh is a guitarist born in 1988 (age 29) from Rishon LeZion, Israel.

A top graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, she became the youngest faculty member there, making her an exceptionally accomplished, intellectual artist.

She is a master of the seven-string guitar, delivering virtuosic technique and creating a rich sound with high musicality.

You’ll Lose A Good ThingBarbara Lynn

Barbara Lynn – You’ll Lose A Good Thing (The Beat, 1966)

The legendary artist Barbara Lynn, known as the “Empress of Gulf Coast Soul,” is truly a pioneer who built her sound on rhythm and blues and established a style of singing while playing lead guitar left-handed.

Active since the early 1960s, she wrote “Oh! Baby (We’ve Got a Good Thing Goin’),” which The Rolling Stones covered in 1965—there’s a famous story that Mick Jagger called her directly about it.

Her achievements are evident in her receiving the NEA National Heritage Fellowship, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S.

government, in 2018.

Her playing—using a thumb pick to lay down rhythm and lead simultaneously—lies at the heart of her soulful music.

If you want to experience the music of a powerful blues woman, be sure to check her out.

Everybody Here Hates YouCourtney Barnett

Courtney Barnett – Everybody Here Hates You (Official Video)

Courtney Barnett delivers witty, conversational lyrics over a laid-back slacker rock sound.

A leading figure in Australia’s indie scene, she’s also known as a left-handed singer-songwriter.

She drew international attention with a compilation of her 2013 EPs, and her 2015 debut album, “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit,” won four categories at the ARIA Music Awards and earned a Grammy nomination.

Favoring a fingerstyle approach—plucking the strings with her thumb and index finger rather than using a pick—on a left-handed guitar, she’s an artist who colors her unique, slice-of-life lyricism with a warm yet edgy guitar sound.

A Little RoughMalina Moye

Malina Moye “A Little Rough” Live – Never Again Peace Concert

Malina Moye is an artist drawing attention with a bold fusion of funk and rock.

She’s a left-handed guitarist and singer-songwriter whose appeal lies in her ability to move fluidly between pop, blues, and R&B.

Tracks from her 2009 debut album, “Diamonds & Guitars,” were featured in a Victoria’s Secret campaign.

Perhaps her most distinctive trait is her unique playing style—holding a right-handed guitar upside down.

While often compared to Jimi Hendrix, she exudes a presence that’s entirely her own.

In 2018, her album “Bad as I Wanna Be” topped the Billboard Blues chart, underscoring her proven talent.

She’s an artist you’ll want to hear if you love powerful, soulful guitar playing.