The Charango Chord Bible, with its 1,728 chords offers a
complete solution for both beginner and experienced professional musician
alike. The layout is uncomplicated and follows a logical musical
progression from standard major chords up to the more esoteric thirteenths
used by many jazz players. To accompany the 1,728 chords, a further 576
possible moveable chord configurations are included, together with a useful
range of slash chords, reflecting the popularity of this type of chord in
many of today’s artist and compilation topline songbooks.
This highly comprehensive guide provides the musician with no fewer than 68
different types of chord in all twelve keys, making it the definitive
publication for the charango. Whether you play folk, rock, pop, jazz,
country or any other type of music, The Charango Chord Bible makes the
ideal reference source for all occasions.
Standard Chords covered in the Charango Chord Bible (using the key of C as
an example): C, Cm, C7, Cm7, C5, C6, Cm6, Cmaj7, Cdim, Cdim7, C-5, C+,
Csus2, Csus4, C7sus4, Cm7-5, Cadd9, Cmadd9, C6add9, Cm6add9, C7-5, C7+5,
C7-9, C7+9, Cm(maj7), Cmaj7-5, Cmaj7+5, C9, Cm9, Cmaj9, C11, C13.
Advanced Chords covered in the Charango Chord Bible (using the key of C as
an example): C4, Cadd11, Csus4add9, Cm-6, C7sus2, C7-5-9, C7-5+9, C7+5-9,
C7+5+9, C7add11, C7add13, C7+11, Cm7-5-9, Cm7-9, Cm7add11, Cmaj7+11,
C9sus4, C9-5, C9+5, C9+11, Cm9-5, Cm(maj9), Cmaj9-5, Cmaj9+5, Cmaj9+11,
Cmaj9add6, C11-9, Cm11, Cmaj11, C13sus4, C13-5-9, C13-9, C13+9, C13+11,
Cm13, Cmaj13.
Major Slash Chords covered in the Charango Chord Bible (using the key of C
as an example): C/C, C/Db, C/D, C/Eb, C/E, C/F, C/F#, C/G, C/Ab, C/A, C/Bb,
C/B.
Beside the many pages of chord boxes or windows, the book features useful
sections on tuning, chord construction, fingerboard layout, FAQs,
alternative chord naming, fingering, charango factfile, slash chords,
harmonic intervals etc. The aim of this guide is to provide the musician
with the flexibility only really offered to guitar and keyboard players in
the past. Now, with the help of The Charango Chord Bible, musicians will be
able to pick up any songbook and instantly have access to even the most
complex and advanced chords. A good selection of easy to play chords are
also included for beginners.
Following extensive research, the book has been bound in an easy turn wire
format. This allows it to lie totally flat on a desk or music stand without
the pages involuntarily closing or flapping around. It can also be folded
back on itself to form an A4 size page or left open in an A3 sized double
spread.
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The Fretted Friends Series of musical guides have been created
to cater for many different instruments both standard and specialized in
today’s varied musical landscape. No longer will unusual instruments be the
exclusive preserve of the select few, but will be able to be enjoyed and
understood by the complete beginner to the seasoned studio musician. Up
until now, only a few instruments including the guitar and piano were
adequately catered for in the availability of published musical guides, but
this is all changing through Cabot Books desire to widen the appeal of
instruments as diverse as the charango and the Irish bouzouki.
Tobe Richards has over thirty years experience of chord theory and playing various fretted musical instruments. He's also studied design for four years in the late seventies and early eighties, combining the two disciplines to produce comprehensive, yet easily accessible musical instruction guides for the last ten years. His books are currently being used in every corner of the globe.
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