Guitar Chords: Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Carry, One Chord on Every Page

I'm a beginner guitarist. This chord book is absolutely fantastic. Very well designed, super comprehensive, super clear, and easy to understand. Good quality paper, medium size, portable. I highly recommend it... for beginners.

The Guitar chord book i purchase is for referencing purposes. The size and quality as a printed booklet is very appealing. and convenient. Everything is clearly explained at the beginning pages. I highly recommend.

I love this book wth all my might! It is the first guitar chord book I ever bought back when I was first learning to play guitar and knew nothing about key signatures, or keys in general being(Major/Minor/diminished/ or augmented) etc. All I knew is that I wanted to know all the chords possible.. long story short I gave it to a student back when I was teaching and had become an intermediate guitar player and went on to major in classical guitar performance where I got to a point of thinking I no longer needed it. Now as I re-enter a new learning phase of my musical journey I have repurchased this gem and am using it to construct orchestrations on the guitar to which I never have before. So this book is aiding me in that journey yet again! The only thing I would like to see in the revision is for them to add a 3rd position for each chord. Now I know that would increase the number of pages by over 100 but it would further solidify this little gem as a staple in the musical learning experience.!

Spiral bound guitar book arrived on time as promised. As reference book for guitar chords, it's quite convenient to use for all levels of guitar expertise. It also provides alternatives to play a certain chord. It's easy to follow and to use. Using the tabs near the edge of the page, chords are arranged from A to G & "other chords". Obviously, the guitar greenhorn needs to learn a few basic chords first, and this book builds on those skills. Although the first edition was published in 2006, guitar chords don't really change, unlike other fields of study, so it's relevant today as it was years ago. I deducted 1 star because the back cover arrived crumpled, and I like to keep my books pristine. This book is supposed to be brand new. The person who packed the box was not careful. I still recommend this guitar book as a quick reference. It's faster to use this than look up chords individually on the web.

Great cheater book. Large tablature. Easy to see on a music stand.

I'm a bass player learning guitar,understanding chord fingerings/ placement has been challenging for me. I really appreciate this book! The format,spiral binding is so helpful. Large,bright diagrams easy to understand information. Compact size take everywhere book😊

Excellent book easy to use

The first thing I was looking for in a book that had all the chords in it (or at least the beginners chords) was large diagrams, ease of use, and a spiral backing that I can use while practicing chords. After all, if you truly want to play guitar, you should play chords (several strings/notes) at one time rather than just the individual strings. While this book does offer a handy guide with some common chords which are idea for new guitar player, it is rife with mistakes. For instance, I love how fingers are numbered, but what boggles my mind is how in some instances, little finger needs to overlap ring finger or ring finger needs to overlap middle finger. Are these guitar chords or the finger version of Twister? Some chords spellings have typos. If you list out similar chords, you can see that some of them are the same finger patterns only shifted up or down a fret to change the key of the chord. This is good, because if you use this book and take notes with it, you can identify which chords were entered into this book incorrectly such as there being a sharp missing or chord spellings out of order. Some of the diagrams forget to include if a string is open or not played. (I wouldn't be surprised if Advanced Guitar Chords has the same issues.) Personally, on the chords that had double sharps, I would have denoted them with "##" rather than "x" (or the musical character that looks like an "x") simply because beginning guitar players might not be familiar with that symbol. I do like that there was a double flat ("bb") notation, but it is important to tell the reader when "bb" is used, a chord letter is a whole step down (two notes lower) and that when "x" or "##" are used, a chord letter is a whole step up (two notes higher). Another thing this book lacks are indications on when to capo chords. There are some chords were you are required to put your index finger across all the strings. If you are chording with several chords at a specific fret, it would be wise to suggest the use of a capo. (See Johnny Cash's performance of "Man in Black" for example). Overall, I think if the person reading the book pays attention they will be able to mark in the book where mistakes were made. I believe the author should produce a new revised edition of this book to correct his mistakes and that he should probably do likewise with other books he has produced. I would still get this book, but pay attention to patterns and where things might seem off-key.

A must-have voor beginnende gitaristen. Een niet makkelijk instrument maar met dit boekje leer je ook andere neembare akkoorden kennen

Pas de bla-bla. Juste les accords. Un accord par page. Tous les accords que l'on peut imaginer. Avec tous les renversements possibles. Edition anglaise, ce qui n'est vraiment pas gênant.

Muy buen libro con los acordes necesarios para todos los principiantes.

Just what I was after

I started playing 10 mths ago and this book has been invaluable. It is really clear and has a huge range of chords ( and alternative ways of playing them). The ring binding means it stays open easily. The size is perfect for keeping handy or fitting into my guitar bag. It was recommended to me by a guitar playing friend who still uses it occasionaly after years of playing.