More than 600 chords, with easy-to-follow photos

Do you dream about becoming the next guitar hero, performing in front of thousands of fans? Or do you just want to entertain your friends and family with a guitar around a campfire? Either way, you’ll have to learn how to play chords first! This book offers easy-to-understand diagrams and photos to help you play both simple and complex chords. This straightforward, portable reference gives you instant access to a wide range of guitar chords you can combine to play almost any song under the sun!

Inside…

• Photos of each chord
• Instructions for playing chords
• Discussions of chord theory
• Grid-style chord illustrations
• Finger-positioning guides
• Simple and complex chords
• Technical guitar definitions
• Chord-reading explanations

Chords, chords, and (almost) nothing but chords

Guitar Chords For Dummies is full of, well, guitar chords. This indispensable reference is a must for guitarists of every ambition, skill level, and musical genre, providing a key to the simplest and most complex guitar chords—over 600 in all. Each chord is illustrated with a chord diagram and a photo with guitarist’s tips sprinkled throughout the book. You’ll also get a tiny bit of music theory, so you know what’s going on with all those symbols, and voicings for each chord in each of the 12 keys. And it’s even small enough to fit in your guitar case. Add sparkle and range to your musical repertoire.

• Learn the theory and techniques for playing guitar chords
• Reference over 600 chords spread over 12 keys
• Easily try out new chords, thanks to the portable, lay-flat format
• Go beyond the basics with sustained, augmented, diminished, and flatted chords

Guitar Chords For Dummies is ideal for newbies just picking up the guitar and seasoned musicians ready to expand their sound.