The "First Stage" Guitar Chord Chart - Learn How To Play The Most Commonly Played Guitar Chords [Paperback]

Chris Lopez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

Now you can learn the most commonly played guitar chords! The ideal guitar learning chord chart for anyone who would like to quickly learn to play guitar! Includes lots of practice chord combinations! Learn to play guitar to rock 'n roll, country, blues, popular songs, etc., on an electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and 12 string guitar. Clear, simple, and very easy to understand illustrations. This guitar chord chart is for the beginner who wants a simple and direct method to learn how to play chords on the guitar. There is no note reading or complicated theory to deal with. There are study notes and clearly illustrated fingering diagrams to help you on your way to playing chords to your favorite songs and some great exercises to get you going on your own songs. This guitar chord chart is easy to understand and is presented in a clear and methodical fashion with chord grids and logical explanations. Finally!, a learn to play guitar chord chart that offers you so much more! Includes 6 full chart pages of the most commonly played guitar chords!

Even though this is a great handy guitar chord chart, getting both THE "FIRST STAGE" GUITAR BOOK and THE "NEXT STAGE" GUITAR BOOK would be the perfect choice to building a great foundation in establishing the overall skills to learning how to play a guitar without spending a great deal of time in music theory!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Finally, an enjoyable method to learning to play guitar. Chris Lopez makes the complex appear simple." -- Russ Hucek - Kradle, Inc. - Oct 1998

From the Author

I have put together a simple method which will help you to learn guitar chords much sooner than previous methods, so that you can enjoy playing your favorite guitar songs right away. I present illustrations in groups of four chords from each key which are the most commonly played. You will find a very useful chord combination chart with the first twelve chord groups which will enable you to create various chord combinations. I have also included some simple chord combinations with each chord that you might enjoy practicing.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 8 pages
• Publisher: First Stage Concepts (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966771915
• ISBN-13: 978-0966771916
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #54 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Music > Instruments & Performers > Guitar

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127 of 131 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful chord reference in an simple package, October 6, 2000

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Fernando Beirão (Santos, SP - BRAZIL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The "First Stage" Guitar Chord Chart - Learn How To Play The Most Commonly Played Guitar Chords (Paperback)

I had been checking music stores and the net for a 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 simply 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 simply 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!

54 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars buy all books written by Chris Lopez, April 9, 2002

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Jorge Daniel Mora (Bronx, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The "First Stage" Guitar Chord Chart - Learn How To Play The Most Commonly Played Guitar Chords (Paperback)

You can't go wrong 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 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!!!

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A handy chord guide, September 28, 1999

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This review is from: The "First Stage" Guitar Chord Chart - Learn How To Play The Most Commonly Played Guitar Chords (Paperback)

This is a very handy chord reference guide to have available for a quick check on a chord you are practicing. It also includes a chord combination chart so that you can start arranging your own chord progressions.