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Chords, Scales, Arpeggios & Picking 843 CHORDS, SCALES, ARPEGGIOS & PICKING ACOUSTIC GUITAR METHOD ARPEGGIO FINDER A BEGINNER’S CHORD BOOK EASY-TO-USE GUIDE TO OVER GUIDE TO by David Hamburger 1,300 GUITAR ARPEGGIOS CHORD Acoustic Guitar Magazine Private Lessons by Chad Johnson POSITIONS String Letter Publishing Hal Leonard Guitar Method SIMPLE, CREATIVE WAYS David Hamburger’s supplementary chord book for the Please see the Hal Leonard TO MOVE UP THE NECK Acoustic Guitar Method is a must-have resource for gui- Guitar Method for com- by Happy Traum tarists who want to build their chord vocabulary! Starting plete description. Homespun with a user-friendly explanation of what chords are and Find chords in the upper how they are named, this book presents chords by key in reaches of the fingerboard, all 12 keys, offering both open-position and closed- ______00697351 9" x 12" Edition.................$6.95 and learn the basic concepts of music theory for guitar. position voicings for each common chord type. Also ARPEGGIOS Starting with the easiest three-string movable chord includes info on barre chords, using a capo and more. positions, Happy explains with very clear, simple ______00695722............................................$5.95 by Joe Charupakorn instructions how to use them, combining them with Cherry Lane Music other movable chords until you can play in any ADVANCED Please see Guitar Reference Guides Series for a position and in any key. Moving on to four, five and six- SCALE complete description. string (barre) movable chords, you’ll learn songs and CONCEPTS ______02500125..........................................$14.95 G chord progressions that will help you put your newly- U I AND LICKS FOR acquired chord knowledge into practice. T GUITAR ARPEGGIOS FOR GUITAR ______00641569 Two CDs ..........................$24.95 A R by Jean Marc Belkadi Please see the Guitar Technique Series for a com- plete description. BEYOND POWER Musicians Institute ______00695044............................................$6.95 CHORDS MI instructor Jean Marc Belkadi reveals the secrets TAKE YOUR GUITAR PLAYING ARTFUL TO THE NEXT LEVEL to creating interesting, over- ARPEGGIOS the-top phrases. This book is the complete resource by Leo Cavanagh for applying pentatonic, harmonic minor, melodic FOR GUITAR Artistpro minor, whole tone, and diminished scales. The CD REH • ProLessons Many guitar players are includes 99 full-band tracks. by Don Mock limited in their knowledge of ______00695298 Book/CD Pack.................$14.95 Please see the REH Series chords. Once you get com- for a complete descrip- fortable with barre chords ALL CHORDS IN ALL POSITIONS tion. and the concepts taught in this book, however, the by Muriel Anderson number of chords you can play will increase dramatically. Please see the Pocket Guide section for a complete Connecting chords in a variety of common progressions, description. ______00695585 Book/CD Pack.................$15.95 Beyond Power Chords will give you the means to play all types of chords – major, minor, seventh and more – in all ______00695055............................................$7.95 BARRE keys, as well as build chords on your own. Also included ALL SCALES IN ALL POSITIONS CHORDS is an audio CD with well over 100 guitar examples, including 18 ways to play chords to the blues. FOR GUITAR AN EASY INTRODUCTION ______00330920 Book/CD Pack.................$19.95 A POCKET REFERENCE FOR CONSTRUCTING AND PLAYING TO MOVEABLE GUITAR SCALES ANYWHERE ON THE FINGERBOARD FRETBOARD SHAPES CHORD by Muriel Anderson and Jim Scott by Adam Perlmutter MASTER Learn to master any chord Please see the Pocket Guide section for a complete by Rikky Rooksby progression, anywhere on the description. Backbeat Books ______00695414............................................$6.95 guitar! With just a few differ- ent chord shapes, you can Unlike a traditional chord ALTERNATE TUNING strum through hundreds of songs – from blues, to rock, dictionary, Chord Master CHORD DICTIONARY to folk and beyond. Includes: famous progressions from takes the time to discuss hit songs in all styles; notes & tab; barre chords in each of the chord types and A COMPLETE REFERENCE TO alternate tunings; and more. Learn riffs from artists such patterns a guitarist is likely OVER 7,000 CHORDS as: James Brown, Eric Clapton, Nirvana, The Police, to come across. Includes by Chad Johnson Soundgarden, The Who and others. over 1,000 chords and their variations, in easy-view An alternate tuning is created ______00695746 Book/CD Pack.................$14.95 color “guitar neck” boxes; chords arranged by key, by when one or more strings of type, or by musical style; answers to all your chord the guitar are tuned to notes BARRE CHORDS queries; sections for beginners, songwriters, and that differ from standard tun- advanced guitarists; chord secrets of famous songs; a by Troy Stetina ing. This book is designed to 20-track audio CD demonstrating chords and chord familiarize you with chord shapes while playing in some Please see the Pocket Guide section for a complete sequences in musical context; and more! description. of the most common alternate tunings, such as: Open D, ______00331119 Book/CD Pack.................$24.95 Open G, Open Gm, Open A, Open E, Open Em, Open C, ______00695329 Pocket Guide.....................$5.95 Drop D, Double Drop D, Dsus4 and more. Includes info on chord construction, and easy-to-read diagrams. ______00695676 ........................................$19.95 844 CHORDS, SCALES, ARPEGGIOS & PICKING CHORD CHORD-MELODY COLOR PROGRESSIONS GUITAR YOUR FOR GUITAR A GUIDE TO COMBINING CHORDS AND MELODY TO CHORDS 101 PATTERNS FOR ALL CREATE SOLO ARRANGEMENTS IN JAZZ AND POP STYLES COP THE CHORD STYLES FROM FOLK TO FUNK! by Bruce Buckingham STYLES OF THE ROCK GREATS! by Tom Kolb Private Lessons by Adam Perlmutter Musicians Institute Press Musicians Institute Press Cherry Lane Music This “private lesson” with MI This book studies the relationships between melody Hendrix-ize a C chord! Van instructor Tom Kolb is an and harmony through the guitarist’s eyes. Lessons Halen-ize a G chord! Color easy-to-use guide to the most include: chord shells; inversions; voice leading; your chords like the masters essential chords, rhythms and strumming patterns for a cadences; diminished chords and more. of rock guitar! With advice on fretting, voicing, huge variety of musical styles: rock, blues, jazz, country, ______00695646 Book/CD Pack.................$14.95 technique, feel, and other topics, you’ll learn how to folk, R&B, funk, soul, Latin jazz, fusion, ska, reggae and cop the chordal styles of: Chuck Berry, John Frusciante, gospel! Each musical example in the book is CHORDS Jimi Hendrix, James Hetfield, Dave Matthews, Jimmy demonstrated on the accompanying CD, backed by a by Joe Charupakorn Page, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Eddie Van full rhythm section. Cherry Lane Music Halen, and Angus and Malcolm Young. ______00695664 Book/CD Pack.................$16.95 Please see Guitar Reference Guide series for a com- ______02500589 Book/CD Pack.................$12.95 R plete description. A THE CHORD THE COMPLETE T ______02500073..........................................$14.95 I SCALE GUIDE BOOK OF U G DISCOVER EXCITING CHORDS FOR CHORDS, NEW CHORDS WITH LINEAR KEYBOARD AND GUITAR SCALES, ARPEGGIOS HARMONIZATION Paperback Songs Series FOR THE GUITAR by Greg Cooper This convenient reference fea- by Al Politano Centerstream Publications tures a clear, concise, simple and Centerstream Publications The Chord Scale Guide will visual approach to keyboard and Every chord, scale and open up new voicings for guitar chords. Includes over 800 arpeggio is plotted out in chords and heighten your keyboard chord frames, over every practical position and awareness of linear harmonization. This will benefit 1000 guitar chord frames, and a helpful explanation with some dedicated study, one could play all of them jazz ensemble players, rock guitarists and songwriters on how chords are formed. Multiple voicings (with in every position and in all keys. Written with just a looking to create new and unique original music, and explanations on when to use each) are given for each minimum amount of verbalization. Use this book for understand the harmony behind chords. chord. 4" x 6-3/4" improvisation, studying or playing exercises. This is ______00000324 ........................................$15.95 ______00702009............................................$8.95 the best, most complete reference book you can buy. ______00000021............................................$8.95 CHORD CHORDS, STRUMS, TONE AND SONGS CRASH COURSE ON SOLOING by Dan Fox & GUITAR ARPEGGIOS A GUITARIST’S Dick Weissman Please see Crash Course series for a complete GUIDE TO MELODIC G. Schirmer description. IMPROVISING No prior knowledge or mus- ______00695812 Book/CD Pack...................$9.95 IN ANY STYLE ical training is necessary, for Private Lessons Series this book teaches the begin- CREATIVE by Barrett Tagliarino ning guitarist to select, hold CHORD Musicians Institute Press and tune the guitar. Then the SHAPES Learn how the professionals create monster solos with book illustrates easy chords and simple strums to GUITARIST’S GUIDE this easy-to-use book/CD pack! The accompanying CD create accompaniments for folk songs, spirituals, blues TO OPEN-STRING includes 68 tracks of exercises, licks, solo examples, and other traditional favorites. The student will also CHORD FORMS and play-alongs. Includes all necessary foundation learn the use of the flat pick,
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