BEYOND POWER CHORDS, Leo Cavanagh. 252 pagine. CD TABLATURE
Take Your Guitar Playing to the Next Level!
Series: Book
Publisher: ArtistPro
Medium: BOOK W/CD
Author: Leo Cavanagh
Many guitar players are limited in their knowledge of chords. Once you get comfortable with bar chords and the concepts taught in this book, however, the number of chords you can play will increase dramatically. Connecting chords in a variety of common progressions, Beyond Power Chords will give you the means to play all types of chords – major, minor, seventh and more – in all keys, as well as build chords on your own. Features an audio CD with 85 tracks of examples that will clarify every lesson, including 18 ways to play chords to the blues. 52 pages
Beyond Power Chords is my response to "chord encyclopedias" that give you 57 ways to hold a C chord but don't tell you which chords go together. It is more important to know that C often goes to F and to know that this voicing of the C chord goes smoothly to this F chord.
Many guitar players rely on power chords, which are simple chords that will limit you from a musical standpoint. Once you get comfortable with bar chords and the concepts taught in this book, however, the number of chords you can play will increase dramatically. The book is 250 pages long, with approximately 300 exercises. Also included is an audio CD filled with 85 tracks of examples that will clarify every lesson.
Connecting chords in a variety of common progressions, Beyond Power Chords will give you the means to play all types of chords - major, minor, seventh and more - in all keys, as well as build chords on your own.
Beyond Power Chords Contents: Follow the links to learn in more detail the contents of the book.
Introduction
Part 1 Chord Progressions: How Chords Go Together
Part 2 Bar Chord Basics: Major, Minor and 7th Chords in All Keys
Part 3 Chord Construction: How to Build Chords and Find Good Voicings
Part 4 More Chord Formulas
Part 5 Jazz Progressions
Appendices: A. Theory B. Self-testing