Essential Guitar Chords for Beginners

By Tiff Bryan

At last! An easy, stress-free way to learn chords all in one place. Essential Guitar Chords for Beginners is the ultimate guitar chord reference book that shows you how to play the most commonly used basic chord shapes found in your favourite songs.

 

The chords are alphabetically listed and easy to find and show finger positions, notes, and intervals. Plus, there are lesson guides that answer all those questions you have about chords, like how to read guitar chord charts & how to play chords with ease and accuracy.

 

Confusion Free Zone:

 

★ No 1000's of intimidating chords

★ 9 large easy-read chord shapes per page

★ 3 alternative shapes per chord

★ Easy-to-understand finger placements

★ Chord notes & intervals shown

★ Online resource area to hear audio of each chord played

★ Bonus Area with downloadable charts

 

Beginner Guides:

 

★ Chord Term Glossary

★ How to Read Chord Charts

★ Chord Intervals Explained

★ Chord Symbols Explained

★ Which Chords Should you Learn First

★ Top 5 Chord Practise Tips

 

Who This Book is For:

 

✓ Beginner guitarists

✓ Improvers looking to sharpen up on chords

✓  Seasoned guitarists wanting a quick reference book

✓ Self-taught guitarists

✓ Budding songwriters & composers

✓ Music tutors to use as a teaching aid

 

Who This Book is NOT For:

 

• Advanced guitarists looking to learn intricate extended chord voicings

• Guitarists looking for a database of 2000+ chords

 

Chord Types in This Book:

This book teaches you how to play the 14 most common types of chords you'll come across in mainstream popular music styles, including pop, rock, folk, blues and country.
 

✓ Major (e.g. C Maj)

✓ Minor  (e.g. Cm)

✓ Diminished  (e.g. C Dim)

✓ Augmented  (e.g. C Aug)

✓ Dominant Seventh (e.g. C7)

✓ Major Seventh (e.g. CMaj7)

✓ Minor Seventh (e.g. Cm7)

✓ Dominant Ninth (e.g. Cdom9)

✓ Major Ninth (e.g. CMaj9)

✓ Minor Ninth (e.g. Cm9)

✓ Suspended 2 (e.g. Csus2)

✓ Suspended 4 (e.g. Csus4)

✓ "Slash" chords (e.g. C/E)

✓ Power chords (e.g. C5)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tiff Bryan
• Release date: Apr 13, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224679904

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CONTENTS

Free Goodies

Also by Your Guitar Brain

About the Author

INTRODUCTiON

The Good Bits

How to Use This Book

Audio Bonus Area (Link)

Chord Term Glossary

BEGiNNER GUiTAR LESSONS

How to Read Chords Charts

What Are Chord Intervals?

Chords Types in This Book

Which Chords Should You Learn First?

Top 5 Chord Practice Tips

CHORD CHARTS

- A CHORDS -

A Maj, Am, A Dim

A Aug, A7, AMaj7

Am7, A9, AMaj9, Am9

Asus2, Asus4, A Power

- A#/Bb CHORDS -

Bb Maj, Bbm, Bb Dim

Bb Aug, Bb7, BbMaj7

Bbm7, Bb9, BbMaj9, Bbm9

Bbsus2, Bbsus4, Bb Power

- B CHORDS -

B Maj, Bm, B Dim

B Aug, B7, BMaj7

Bm7, B9, BMaj9, Bm9

Bsus2, Bsus4, B Power

- C CHORDS -

C Maj, Cm, C Dim

C Aug, C7, CMaj7

Cm7, C9, CMaj9, Cm9

Csus2, Csus4, C Power

- C#/Db CHORDS -

C# Maj, C#m, C# Dim

C# Aug, C#7, C#Maj7

C#m7, C#9, C#Maj9, C#m9

C#sus2, C#sus4, C# Power

- D CHORDS -

D Maj, Dm, D Dim

D Aug, D7, DMaj7

Dm7, D9, DMaj9, Dm9

Dsus2, Dsus4, D Power

- D#/Eb CHORDS -

Eb Maj, Ebm, Eb Dim

Eb Aug, Eb7, EbMaj7

Ebm7, Eb9, EbMaj9, Ebm9

Ebsus2, Ebsus4, Eb Power

- E CHORDS -

E Maj, Em, E Dim

E Aug, E7, EMaj7

Em7, E9, EMaj9, Em9

Esus2, Esus4, E Power

- F CHORDS -

F Maj, Fm, F Dim

F Aug, F7, FMaj7

Fm7, F9, FMaj9, Fm9

Fsus2, Fsus4, F Power

- F#/Gb CHORDS -

F# Maj, F#m, F# Dim

F# Aug, F#7, F#Maj7

F#m7, F#9, F#Maj9, F#m9

F#sus2, F#sus4, F# Power

- G CHORDS -

G Maj, Gm, G Dim

G Aug, G7, GMaj7

Gm7, G9, GMaj9, Gm9

Gsus2, Gsus4, G Power

- G#/Ab CHORDS -

Ab Maj, Abm, Ab Dim

Ab Aug, Ab7, AbMaj7

Abm7, Ab9, AbMaj9, Abm9

Absus2, Absus4, Ab Power

- SLASH CHORDS -

C/G, C/E, C/B

D/F#, D/A, G/B

G/F#, A/G, Am/F#,