Product Description

This Handy Guide shows the notation, fingering and keyboard diagrams for all the important chords used in modern popular music. Only the most practical position of each chord is shown. Two bass notes are given for each chord. Major, minor, diminished, augmented, sixth chords, seventh chords, ninth chords, eleventh chords and thirteenth chords are clearly shown. Includes a chord chart and major scale chart.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69940 in Books
• Published on: 1978-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Customer Reviews

Great reference for left hand accompaniment
Indispensable reference for beginning pianists, songwriters, and keyboardists. Especially useful for keyboardists using arranger keyboards. The illustrations in this dictionary cleary show the best positions for left hand accompaniment. The guide also includes bass clef notation (left hand music staff and notes) as well as exact fingering for left hand. This dictionary includes all major chords as well as 23 subordinate chords for each major chord (major, minor, diminished, augmented, seventh, minor seventh, ninth, augmented eleventh, and so on). The most practical position is shown for each chord, either root, 1st inversion, or 2nd inversion. For example, the two dozen C chords are shown 2nd inversion (GEC - which is the most practical way to play the C chord when playing accompaniment), while the two dozen G chords are shown in root position (GBD). If you don't like the position shown, you can use the illustrations as an aid to easily formulate the root, 1st inversion, or 2nd inversion that you prefer - I assume as a pianist that you always have a pencil nearby and are accustomed to marking up your music books. I purchased multiple copies of the Piano Chord Dictionary. If I feel compelled to give one to a friend, I'll always be able to hold onto one for myself!

Great little reference book
This is a handy little book, the only problem is it gives you, I guess, 'their' version of the best hand positions to play certain chords, but it clashes with some of my other chord charts. 'The chord encyclopedia' would probably be a better choice because it gives you several position to play when possible.