Guitar Chords

by Mel Bay

This book is considered to be the largest selling basic guitar chord book ever published! Twelve basic guitar chord types are shown in three photograph, notation, and chord diagram. In addition, a special bonus section is contained showing in photo and diagram the essential moveable rhythm guitar chord forms. This special section contains the basics of Mel Bay's acclaimed Rhythm Chord Playing System showing the guitarist how to finger numerous advanced chord forms with a minimum of hand movement! Chords shown in photo, notation, and diagram form include Major, Minor, Dominant Seventh, Diminished, Augmented, Ninth, Major Seventh, Minor Seventh, Seventh #5, Seventh b5, Sixth and Minor Sixth. Chords are chown in the bonus Moveable Rhythm Chord section include Major, Minor, 7th, Minor 7th, 7sus4, 7b5, 7#5, Minor 7b5, Sixth, Minor 6th, Diminished 7th, Diminished add 9, 9th, Minor 9th, 9b5, 9#5, Minor 9b5, 7th b9, 7th b9#5, 11th, 9 add 6, Minor 9 add 6, 13th, 13sus11, 13 b9, 13th b9 b5.

Genres: Music

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1959

About the author

Mel Bay was an American musician and publisher best known for his series of music education books. His Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords remains a bestseller.

Reviews

[Clint the Cool Guy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a book of chords. That’s it. Not particularly useful on its own. I mean, it makes a nice reference but it’s not something you’re likely to look at much. A lot of these chords are super complicated jazz and classical chords, which again, is nice to see. But your average guitar player is never going to play these. Maybe this book will prove to be indispensable to me at some point in the future, but I doubt it.

[Haysanna Cartwright · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book right here tough me every chord I know on guitar besides the G chord my grandma tough me that chord when I was 6 years old