The Guitarist's Chord Book: Over 900 Guitar Chord Diagrams with Photos

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Tip: If you want to study and memorize all the chords in the book than the fastest and most efficient way to go is to incorporate them in the songs you are playing. Speak out the name of every chord you are playing over and over again. It really works!

I worked hard and passionately to create a good organized, categorized and easy to read chord book. The book is not too big and not too small. Perfect to save on your desktop, notebook, IPad or Smart Phone to make it accessible from anywhere. Now you can memorize your chords anytime you want.How bar chords (or barre chords) work– bar chords are an important part of learning to play chords. This lesson breaks them down and shows you how to use them. Can be played over a minor chord. Note that it has a minor 2nd which is a semi tone away from the root giving a "Spanish" feeling to the scale. Lydian Mode Sus chords (suspended chords)– sus chords sound awesome and are generally easy to play. This lesson is dedicated to suspended chords.

Drop 2 triads– in this lesson, we use the drop 2 chord system to figure out 42 versions of one chord. We have a membership area, at the moment you can use the Forum and we have big plans for this so we will keep you posted on new developments. The following are links to various lessons on guitar chords. Some are easy, some are a bit more challenging. Guitar strumming (right hand movement)– this lesson explains how right hand movement is connected to rhythm. Learning to play guitar well is a big task, but Chordbook.Com is about cutting through the jargon and presenting you with great well designed web apps to help you on your way. Have fun and don't get weighed down by where you want to be with your playing, just focus on moving forward and learning a step at a time. Guitar Video LessonsThere are seven notes in a major scale yielding seven different modes. These modes can be used to solo over given chord changes. The article on harmonising the major scale described the chord types derived from the major scale. When talking about modes we are using the accompanying scales for each chord type. So using the C major scale.. C Major Scale This is a major chord but with a minor 7th, giving the the scale a more "bluesy" sound. To be played over dominant 7th chords. This is a great scale to play over the dominant 7th chords of a blues progression to break out of the minor pentatonic and blues scales most beginning guitarists use. Aeolian mode Drop 2 jazz chords– if you really want to explore the guitar with chords, the drop 2 chord system will give you many hours of endless fun. Essential jazz chords– if you want to learn to play jazz songs, you should start with these eight chords.