Progressive Guitar Chords has been specifically designed for players of three different levels: The Beginner, featuring open chord sections, the simplest and most widely used chord shapes in all keys. The Semi Advanced Player, who will need a thorough knowlwdge of Bar Chords shapes in all positions, particularly useful to Rock guitarists. And last, the Advanced Player, who will refer to the moveable shapes for chords widely used by Jazz guitarists...
This is one of the few chord books worthy of space on my shelves. Most just lay out page after page of the same shapes in all keys, expecting you to either memorize all of that information out of context or refer to it on an ongoing basis. Not very practical and not very useful in the moment of musical expression. This one helps you learn how to structure a chord shape by indicating which notes of the chord are what degrees,...
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I bought this book when I started learning guitar. I only used it occasionally to find open chords when that was all I played. This book probably sat on the book shelf and eventually storage in the basement (where it got water damaged)for about 2 to 3 years. For much of that time I didn't play the guitar. But then I got back into it. Occasionally I picked up this book and started looking at the chords. Also I would read the...
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The Progressive guitar instruction series is excellent. I've studied the lead guitar and lead guitar riffs books, and I recently bought the slide guitar book.The best thing about the chord book is the organization by key. The book provides all chords for each key, in standard and bar chord configurations. The book also contains a nice, brief description of music theory and examples of some typical chord progressions...
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