Comments on: Mel Bay’s Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/ Country Guitar Lesson - Finally Learned to Play Country Guitar Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:25:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Walter Bass http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/comment-page-1/#comment-1368 Walter Bass Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:50:21 +0000 http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/#comment-1368 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 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

]]> By: J. Hardman http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/comment-page-1/#comment-1367 J. Hardman Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:56:00 +0000 http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/#comment-1367 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 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

]]> By: Todd Pirkle http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/comment-page-1/#comment-1366 Todd Pirkle Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:16 +0000 http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/#comment-1366 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. <br /> <br />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 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

]]> By: Zelie Nic http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/comment-page-1/#comment-1365 Zelie Nic Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:04:35 +0000 http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/#comment-1365 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. <br /> <br />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 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

]]> By: K. Blackman http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 K. Blackman Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:28:07 +0000 http://countryguitarlessoninfo.com/playing-guitar/mel-bays-deluxe-encyclopedia-of-guitar-chords/#comment-1364 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. <br /> Rating: 3 / 5 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

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