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Sometimes you'll find other names for the same chord ... This can be for the reason that there are 5 notes which have 2 names : Bb = A# Db = C# Eb = D# Gb = F# Ab = G# so : Bbm = A#m AbM7/Db = G#Maj7/C# etc...
When you find play "A" or whatever without any other indication it's always the Major chord here called "A M"
In the past some people also gave the chords they played other names but they weren't always 100% right ... so if you find an old book full of odd names just put the chord on the drawing of the neck of the guitar and compare the notes with the chords on the pages with the keyboard chords and you'll soon find the right one ... or use the search by notes tool (see index) normally notes in a chord go clockwise ( first A than B than C, but they can go around the clock so try different combinations)
Not a mistake but another way of writing the name of a chord is : C7 -5-9 what we write as C7(b5/b9)
The signs "b" and "#" depend only on the direction chosen : If you start reading or writing from the low (bass) to high you'll oftenfind or use the "#" sign because it brings the notes 1/2 a tone up ... If you start from the high to the low you'll find or use more often the "b" sign because it lowers the note 1/2 a tone ...
In different countrys the same notes can have other names : U.K. : B = Si and Bb = Sib Germany : H = Si and B = Sib sometimes you'll even find the name "UT" for C or Do
In this book we use the U.K. alphabetic denomination : A = La B = Si C = Do D = Re E = Mi F = Fa G = Sol
Sometimes you can find the name of Fb for E etc ... the following list will help you to convert : Bbb = A B# = C E# = F Fb = E Cb = B
Some chords contain the same notes as other chords (different name), so it would be a waste of time and paper (or Ko for the computer directory) drawing them again so if you find that mention but no drawings, just look up the chord mentioned to have the same notes and do the transpose out of the A position as for the chord where the drawings are ... Eb7(#11) contains the same notes as A7(b5/b9) so ... see there ... Ebm/Ab contains the same notes as Ebmsus4 ... so look up that chord and do the transpose as mentioned out of the A position for Ebmsus4 ... but as the bass note is explicitly stated use the voicings with the Ab on the bass ...
The keyboard chords are only represented twice (the first one is the mathematical , logical and musically right one ... the second is an inversion) for each chord because there aren't many ways to put your fingers ,but they're 100% right and ... anyhow keyboard positions are far more easy to visualize than the guitar ...
The white key on the left of the first of the 2 black keys is always the note "C" so the white key in the middle of the 2 black keys is always the "D" ... so the white key on the right of the last of the 3 black keys is always the "B" ... so ... the next white key is again "C" and over and over again ...
So if you start of with the lowest "C" (ultimate "C" on the left hand side of the instrument) and move your finger to the right, touching every key, the notes you play are : C WHITE so notice : C# or Db BLACK 1st of the 2 black keys = Db D WHITE D# or Eb BLACK 2nd Eb E WHITE F WHITE F# or Gb BLACK 1st of the 3 black keys = Gb G WHITE G# or Ab BLACK 2nd Ab A WHITE A# or Bb BLACK 3rd Bb B WHITE and so on ... over and over again ... because the next key = C WHITE C# or Db BLACK D WHITE etc...
When you strum the guitar starting from the biggest string (bass) to the thinnest one the notes you play are : E A D G B E
Normally we count the thinnest string as string 1 so : 1 = E 2 = B 3 = G 4 = D 5 = A 6 = E
Remembering that these notes are there is very important because it means that in every position on the neck you've got these notes in stock without having to press that string :
AM is a combination of the following notes : E + A + C# so if you put one finger on the D string on the 2nd fret you play E ... another finger on the G string on the same fret a A ... a 3rd finger on the B string , same fret a C# ... By only playing these strings you play a complete AM ... BUT ... The 3 strings remaining open are E, A and again E so ... as all 3 are in the AM chord you can play them to make the sound more rich ... more full ... more complete ... But this is not the only helpful function of the open strings because if you play a AM on the 11th fret (see drawings) : C# fret 11 D string A fret 14 G string E on top E string fret 12 (octave) ... you've got a complete AM ... But the two bass strings are damped ... As they are E and A they can be played to give the chord extra full bass and a real rich sound used in a lot of pickings ...
The last track in the audio part is "Calypso II", I keep the copyright, but offer it to you in "public domain', this means you can use it for personal and professional use without having to pay anyone. I left the guitar (or other) SOLO bit out so you can play over it & if you could send me a tape or CD with your solo on it I would feel like a member of a long distance band. For those who would need music made especially for their projects, don't hesitate to contact us ...
Once again, thank you for buying this work ... I'm sure it will help you to do a good job !
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