The "First Stage" Guitar Chord Chart - Learn How to Play the Most Commonly Played Guitar Chords!

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guitar chord book - Rated
very good book of chords for the guitar easy and
plain to follow highly recomended

EXCELLENT, A MUST HAVE FOR ALL GUITARISTS!!!. - Rated
This was the first book i looked at when searching for a book illustrating different guitar cords on a beginners level. However this was not the first book i chose for my daughter, although the first book was easily understandable and she had no problems with it i began searching for media which would help her.
I found this book was shown on every search i performed and eventually took as indepth a look as i possibly could. This item i personally found to be what i should have purchased from the beginning.
The illustrations are both large and clear leaving no margin for confusion and the text kept simple. Although this book states "First Stage" which it is simple enough to be i would also class it as an invaluable reference book for all guitarists and an invaluable aid for tutors.
Chris Lopez definitely got it right with this book, I just wish i had purchased this book first.... Well I've got it now and am following his recommendations for further books.
This is definitely one book i would recommend without hesitation.

Excellent! - Rated
An excellent reference for basic chords!

From Mark John Sternal
Author of "GUITAR: Total Scales Techniques and Applications"
"GUITAR: Probable Chords"
"Complete Guitar By Ear"
and, "The Twelve Notes Of Music"

Buy All Books Written By Chris Lopez - Rated
You can't go wrong with his books! They're straight and to the point, but easy enough for the beginners. I play seven different instruments, all self taught and the guitar is the hardest instrument that I have ever tried to master. This man's books have made that goal a lot easier. If you don't want to spend a lot of money on lessons, then just buy his books and practice, practice, practice! Did you know that most musicians out there are self taught? It's true and I'm living proof!!!

Very Useful Chord Reference In A Simple Package - Rated
I had been checking music stores and the net for good chord reference material. I found plenty of those 10000 or a million chords books, which seems to be very useful for professional musicians, but unfortunately were too complicated for such a beginner and "weekend" guitar player like me.

Then I found this booklet, which was 8 pages long, but it seemed quite complete and very simple to follow and understand.

We basically have chord diagrams with four types of A chords, four types of E chords, four types of D chords, etc... We have the most common and used 48 chords, and an interesting aspect is that it always tells you which chords go well with other chords.

It means that you can learn the chords by simply copying the diagrams and then create your chord progression for a song you want to compose. A very useful tool to compose your first songs for acoustic or electric guitar.

There is also a guide for chord progressions, in case you don't even want to create your own and just want to follow instructions and learn new things.

I am sure there must be more complete books around, but if you basically want to learn a few more chords, learn about chord progressions and maybe compose your first songs, this cheap booklet is almost a must.

This booklet is rightly priced, it contains valuable info and is presented in a simple to understand format. Maybe later I will go for a more complete book on chords, with all those thousands of chords, but right now I am very happy with my choice!