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The Ultimate Guitar Chord Big Book: Over 100,000 Chords!

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Perhaps what our single starred friend wants is for Don to come over and play the guitar for him as well! The Ultimate Guitar Chord Big Book is intended to present the guitarist with an ocean of new voicings to experiment with, not to explain usage or label every note on the guitar fretboard. The headings at the top of each page clearly label what chord is being presented, and anyone with even a basic understanding of theory should be able to apply these voicings. Additionally the chord diagrams label every tone used in each chord(root, 3rd, 5th, b7th etc.) and clearly denote where the roots are located. What more could a guitarist possibly ask for?

In conjunction with Mr. Latarski's previous titles such as Chord Orbits, Movable Chords, or An Introduction to Chord Theory, any aspiring player who has the will to put a little effort into the learning process will have all that one needs to unlock the mystery of this vast and complex instrument. Otherwise, there are a host of other mediocre books out there that will give you the same voicing over and over again, but hey, what the heck, they're all marked! I applaud Mr. Latarski for the hard work and research he put into this indispensible volume. If expanding your chord vocabulary is your goal, then I highly recommend you purchase this book.

I'd have to agree with the review from Connecticut. This is the last chord book an intermediate or advanced guitarist will ever need, especially if he's taking the leap from rock to R&B or jazz, where tab is neither common nor kosher.

When I first started playing rock guitar, I needed only a page of guitar chords. With just the dom, min, and 7's, I could play almost any song. But a few years ago I decided to crossover to R&B and jazz, so obviously my gig bag needed more chords. Prospective band leaders would hand me a "fake sheet" with no tab, only musical notes and the occassional Bbmin7 written above a measure. How was I to make the jump? I looked at a bunch of poor chord books before buying this one. Now, a year later, I'm gigging with guys who played in college jazz bands. How did I make the jump?

I picked up the Ultimate Guitar Chord Book and started experimenting. Now if I'm see Bbmin7(b5), I'm not going to panic. Get out the book! Which "common" voicing is between the prior and next chords? I find it and write my own tab above the measure on the jazz "fake sheet". So far, I've learned to play classic jazz, bop and cool jazz this way.

I'd recommend this book highly to anyone who doesn't read notation for guitar, yet wants to play R&B or jazz standards. This book is the bridge to take you there!

My teenager is really happy w/ the product.He loves playing guitar as a hobby and this book is a great help.Keeps him busy and away from drugs.

This book has a lot of information, but not for a beginner. The chords are not labeled for someone with not much experience in chord reading to understand.

This chord book is for music theorists and serious guitarists who have received formal training. I have been playing guitar for 35 years, including flamenco and rock guitar, and I am completely irritated at the mislabeling of this book - it actually dares to say "easy to use"!! I just wanted buy a regular, everyday chord book, one where you could actually go find the "A" chord on a page in some logical and normal way and it would show a normal array of variations (please pardon me for living). Instead this displays a confusing listing, such as Major 6 - 3rd in bass (1st inversion). Just what is that supposed to mean to an everyday guitar player and why doesn't the sales pitch explalin how different this is? I am returning this book immediately.

I din't like this book - it's extremely difficult to find chords quickly. I guess it is for guitar players more advanced than me, but I think it is not very user friendly for players at my humble level.

I have never encountered such a guitar book. I was impressed by the title, and anxiously awaited its arrival. I had been playing with a small band, and came across several chords that I was unfamiliar with, for example: Csus; A-, C-5, Asus9, A+, Gsus 9, etc. I had no idea how to play those chords. Anyway, I figured that this book would allow me to easily locate and play them. However, when I got the book and opened it up, I was presented with many chord formations, but none of them were labeled to easily solve my problem. I spent about an hour trying to figure out how the author had arranged these chords, but with nothing to go on except for vague headings, I became frustrated. I want a chord book to show the chord and easily identify it. I don't want to have to spend hours just trying to interpret what the chord is! Anyway, I do not recommend this book to anyone who is just trying to look a chord up and move on with life! It's been years since I took music theory, and I don't have time to spend deciphering chords.