Product Description
David Hamburger’s supplementary chord book for the Acoustic Guitar Method is a must-have resource for guitarists who want to build their chord vocabulary! Starting with a user-friendly explanation of what chords are and how they are named, this book presents chords by key in all 12 keys, offering both open-position and closed-position voicings for each common chord type. Also includes info on barre chords, using a capo and much more.
As a beginning guitarist with essentially no formal background in music, I find myself frequently at a loss to understand the structure of the music that I’m playing (why is this an A chord and why is that a D?). This book is absolutely outstanding in explaining the nomenclature and structure of chords, even to a relative novice. A couple of hours perusing this and I’ve developed a MUCH greater understanding of chords and how they are related, how they differ as you move up the fretboard, etc. If you’re trying to learn how to PLAY guitar, this book isn’t going to be useful, but if you’re trying to UNDERSTAND what you’re playing and don’t already have a musical background, this book is absolutely great!
June 28th, 2009