Guitar Chords: Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Carry, One Chord on Every Page Spiral-bound – March 14, 2006

20 years or so ago I decided I would try and learn to play the guitar. I wasn't fooling myself into thinking I would just pick up a guitar and in no time be a good player. In fact, I was determined to just enjoy the journey and maybe learn to play some, or parts of some of my favorite songs. This was just for me. And so I bought a guitar and got after it. It wasn't easy but with the advent of online teaching tools and of course the great videos people began to post on YT one had methods to assist learning at their finger tips. As life often does, other interests and responsibilities sometimes takes you away from things you enjoy. Now I am in my 60's an essentially to a certain degree starting over again. I want to start practicing more, learning more and experience the joy of getting it right (or close to it) once again. I have invested in some nicer guitars (nothing crazy) and spend a little time each evening re-learning the things I once knew and exploring things I didn't or were too intimidated to tackle before. I came across this reference guide and thought it might be helpful. I received it last night and gave it a quick lookover. It looks to be very well put together and I am sure will come in handy.Don't be afraid to try, remember it is for you. Take your time and enjoy the journey.

This is a great chord book to keep around the house for reference. Shows every formation of every chord, very useful! Highly recommend. From a long time guitar player of multiple genres.

Great book I like that it small compact well built easey to use thankyou

Spiral bound makes it easy to leaf through. Large diagrams are easy on the eyes. About an inch thick full of chords, yet sometimes I can't find ones YouTube instructors call out. It seems some chord names are arbitrary.

It works just like a book should. Pages turn very well. It has a front and back cover.

This book is great. I am an absolute beginner and teaching myself off YouTube videos. I was having to draw out every chord and finger placement for each song I want to learn and there is no need anymore because this book has them all! The book is like 7 1/4 inches tall, 6 inches wide, and an inch thick, so it's perfect to take anywhere.

Great reference for chords.

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.