Even Eric Clapton started with a few basic chords. AndGuitar Chords For Dummies offers guitarists of every ambition, skill level, and musical genre a key to the simplest and most complex guitar chords-over 600 in all. Illustrated with a grid showing the position of the fingers on a string, a photograph of the chord being played, and a brief comment on the chord and how to play it, this handy, portable reference offers musicians, whether experimenting at home or playing in a coffee house, instant access to the full range of chords that can be played on a guitar.

An ideal resource for broadening musical technique and getting new ideas,Guitar Chords For Dummies will help you, whether you're just picking up the guitar or a seasoned musician, add sparkle and range to your musical repertoire.

Introduction 1

Foolish Assumptions 1

About This Book 2

Family names 3

Diagrams 4

Photos 6

Icons 6

A Little Theory 7

The skeleton 7

Embellishments 9

Final stage: Intervals 11

Chord Notation 16

Defining Some Technical Terms 19

Being a Canny Reader 20

Becoming an Efficient Musician 21

Part I: C-family Chords 23

Part II: Db/ C#-family Chords 53

Part III: D-family Chords 79

Part IV: Eb/D#-family Chords 113

Part V: E-family Chords 139

Part VI: F-family Chords 165

Part VII: F#/Gb Chords 193

Part VIII: G-family Chords 219

Part IX: Ab/G# Chords 247

Part X: A-family Chords 273

Part XI: Bb/A#-family Chords 299

Part XII: B-family Chords 325

Index 351