finally a simple chord book sample
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Hi, my name is Henry Olsen, and Ive been teaching guitar professionally for the last three years!
After a while, I got tired of showing people the standard way of reading chords and seeing them get totally overwhelmed with confusion. I decidedit was time I put an end to this madness and develop an easy-to-read, clear, and simple chord book for beginners and advanced players to learn and look up new chords in.
In the first section of the book, I have included open chords that any beginner guitarist needs to know in order to play all their favorite songs without any difficult barre chords!
In the second section, Ive added variations to those chords that make them sound a bit more colorful. These chords will come in very handy, and you will see them in TONS of modern songs.
In the last section, Ill be teaching you how to take just one chord and turn it into 12 chords just by sliding it up and down the neck of the guitar. Ive watched many of my private students have a HUGE ah-ha! moment using this system, and I cant wait to share it with you!
My goal is to make the simplest and easiest to understand chord book youll ever find. Please send me an email at [email protected] telling me what you think. I would love to hear from you!
INTRODUCTION
01 S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g
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03 S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g02S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g
1. How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 2. Most Common Beginner Chords . . . . . . . . . . . . 043. E Chord Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 4. A Chord Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105. C Chord Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136. D Chord Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157. G Chord Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178. F Chord Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189. How to Build 12 Chords with Just One Shape ..2010. What Are Sharps and Flats?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2511. Sixth String Root Note Chords . . . . . .. . . . . . . .2812. Fifth String Root Note Chords . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 3213. Forth String Root Note Chords . . . . . . . .. . . . . .3714. Closing Words ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
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How To Use This Book
Ive set up the book with pictures of a REAL guitar and me playing the chords. Its as if you were one of my private students and I was sitting right in front of you!
Each finger on the left hand has been given a number:
= First finger
= Middle finger
= Ring finger
= Pinkie = Dont let string ring
This way you will always know EXACTLY which finger goes where on each separate chord!
On the left side, you can see how Im holding the chord. On the right side, there is an empty fretboard showing only the numbers, so Its crystal clear EXACTLY what notes are being played. Super simple, right?
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05 S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g04S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g
Most Common Beginner Chords
E major
D major
A major
C major
G major
F major
12
3
23
4
23
1
12
3
2
34
23
1
1
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07 S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g06S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g
B minor (easy)
D 7 sus4
E minor
D minor
A minor
23
4
2
31
B 7
123
4
4
23
23
1
23
1 1
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09 S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g08S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g
E Chord Variations
E major
E sus4
E 7
E 6
E minor
E minor 7
1
23
2
23
1
4
1
23
23
23
4
4
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11 S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g10S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g
A major
A 7 variation
A 7
A major 7
A sus4
A sus2
A Chords Variations
12
3
234
23
1
23
2
3
23
1
4
4
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13 S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g12S u p e r S i m p l e G u i t a r . o r g
A minor
A minor 7 variation
A minor 7
D major
D 7
D major 7
D Chord Variations
12
3
2
23
1
1
4
12
3
2
31
1
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C Chord Variations
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D sus4
D minor
D sus2
C major
C 7
C major 7
12
3
3
23
1
1
41
23
23
4
23
1