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

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The layout of the book is very helpful. It is divided into sections by root note, running from C to B. These sections have subsections for the main types of chords, with photos showing the chords and inversions for each. Most brand new guitar players struggle with transitioning between chords and maintaining an even strumming pattern. It can take weeks, or months, of practice to get competent at strumming your way through songs. Many beginners think there are only twelve chords for guitar. Some even think the musical alphabet ends at the letter G. That’s why this book is so helpful: identifying the first one hundred chords for guitar in a way that is accessible and useful for total beginners. You also want to make sure your chord book is matched to your current level of experience and ability. A beginner who hasn’t yet mastered barre chords won’t find much joy in running through drop 2 and drop 3 inversions. Likewise, an advanced player with an extensive chord vocabulary won’t have much use for an introduction to the CAGED system.

This book is very clearly aimed at players who are new to the instrument. It is not as comprehensive as it could be: it includes no information on how chords are built, and therefore encourages rote learning rather than deep understanding. The book is also not spiral bound, so it refuses to lay flat on a table while you’re playing. Normally while I’m reading chords I’m playing guitar as well, and one, if not both, of my hands are occupied. The book needs a spare hand to keep it open, so it’s not easy to read while playing.Helpfully, this book covers some optimal practice routines and goes in detail on different strumming patterns and approaches to strumming to help new guitar players become more confident with their playing. Does music theory feel arcane and irrelevant to the music you want to make? Then Guitar Chords in Context might be the right chord book for you. Think about it: when you’re playing guitar, your hands are occupied. You want a book that can lay flat in front of you so you can read it while you’re playing. This book doesn’t stop at simple chords, however. It’s important for new guitar players to build good habits for technique and practice.

However, as a tool for learning various chord shapes, this could be very valuable. It’s not sheet music designed to be read and performed simultaneously: think of it more like a textbook for reading on the go. While learning complex voicings and inversions can be useful, most guitar players just want to play. That’s where this book really shines. The book covers the most common expanded chords and how to use them in a musical context.

Those who are already proficient in another instrument and transitioning to the guitar might not find this book useful as it really begins with the basics. That includes elementary music theory and extremely basic technique. The layout of the book encourages rote learning, but it’s better for players to find comfortable ways of playing chords for themselves instead of simply copying what works for someone else.

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