Product Description
If you are only going to get one guitar chord book, make it this one! Thousands of chord forms are presented. Chords are presented in each key and numerous forms are shown for each type of chords. Chords are classified into melody forms, inside forms, rhythm forms and bottom four string forms. Each type of chord is shown in notation and it lists the name of each note and its function in the chord (root, third, seventh, etc.) Also, the name of each note is shown on every diagram and the bottom and top chordal tones are listed (5th, root, etc.). A great value for any guitarist.
Mel Bay’s Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords
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November 18th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
This is a bit difficult to review because I bought this for someone on their request. He is an accomplished guitarist so he should know his stuff. I haven’t heard any complaints from him so I figure that he is happy with his purchase. It seemed like a good book when I scanned it and the spiral binding is a major plus.
Rating: 3 / 5
November 18th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
This book gets a four because all the information is there. It would be misinforming if I’d say that the book is anythign but a solid collection of most any chord you’re ever going to come across while playing the guitar. However, the book’s weakness is its format, which is cluttered and a little hard to read. I wish I could find the original chord book I had whcih accompanied the first guitar I bought years and years ago. It was a very simple book, with three chords to a page, three different positions for each chord (technically nine chords to a page) and it displayed the name of each not that was being played which was imperative to my learning how to play lead.
Sorry to get nostalgic… but the big downside to this Mel Bay book is its clutter aesthetic. Other than that, no qualms. Get it and expand your chord vocabulary!
Rating: 4 / 5
November 18th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
I’ve owned this book for over ten years now. There are many great chord books out there but what sets this one apart from the others is the fact that it includes the actual intervals/notes along with the chord diagram. Most books leave this crucial info out. This way you learn excatly which intervals make up the chord. For example: it illustrates that a C major chord contains a root, a third and a five, and then goes on to illustrate that they are C, E, and G. C minor is Root, flat 3, and 5 which is C, E flat, and G.
With this info included you really learn why a chord is what it is and how intervals make up the chord, which is basically what chord theory is. Armed with this info you will soon discover that you also have a good foundation of Arpeggios! Kudos to Mel Bay and William Bay.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 18th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
This book contains a vast collection of chords. It’s a great encyclopedia for looking up a chord one might not know or for a beginner learning the major chords
Rating: 5 / 5
November 18th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I like this book simply because of its contents and layout. It shows many ways to hold each chord. It teaches the guitarist sometimes three, four, five and six string methods, so whatever type of guitar or muscic you play, there is a method that can best suit your needs. I recommend the spiral version because you can spread the book apart more easily.
Rating: 5 / 5