Picture Chord Encyclopedia INTRODUCTION "he Picture Chon Encyelopdi is desgn to sear two pps fi, a ference guide to chords, second, a collection of opr guar sounds Uke when you're ming ns and you come aces a chord that’s unio you, Use it when you composing your ox ‘msc and ooking for “ust he right chord” Use it eeploe the sua fear improve you chord png, increase your undet- studing f chord theory utp discover ne and nus sounds, The applies are amo ies. ‘he Pelure Chord Enesco is 2 comprehensive source for chords, fr al playing sles and levels. One word of warning thegh: ces not conan ere gitar chord in exisenc, no book could It does contain fe eas0-play vlogs of 4 chord ques foreach of te rece muscal hes. ll led, thar 2649 chords a your agers! These chords and hs frgerings have been chasen for their aii and thr practic, eauring a wea of wale ngerngs or ymca sition, so, wheter you're begnne looking for Your fi Cataor chord, or x suding juz guitars seacching fora ne ecg for C7}5(49), youl ind ha youre king for here, aoe CONTENTS ty te Ts ok 4 edn ¢ 1 hong fe oig oY i Chord Construction iv od 2 ‘What's a Chord? iv & 4 fy Dos he cis ane i iyo a a " hath ere at = vat a 4 o Hon eee 9 fll Gert oth a tein 8 ings uO 28 HAL*LEONARD® Cope any HOW TO USE THIS BOOK The Picture Chord Eneylopeda contains 640 chord wicings andor 500 unique cord ype. T help you find your way othe chord you ced al the chords ar organized fsb rot (C, C4 , Es Fee) and then by cua oF spe (mor, moo, erent te) ‘ac hors Melby ts»: Cost By sll name: sumpended fourth = oF & & & ‘Then, youre gen a hole of he voles ich are presented in chord frames and potas. Tn ached fae, the sx vores represent he x rigs onthe from low Fo high , ving fn righ. 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Thee ao Sng it wa op these chords CHOOSING THE BEST VOICING Any chord can havea number of derent voicing eon refers te has the nos fhe cher ae argc correspond 9 sire he chord i played cn the gitar, and how i's ing. Each chord qu in dh book is presented with fe diferent iis, "pills: the rst cher voicing resented isin he lowes postion on the fretboard. The rest ofthe oings raul; mow up the eck iin these sof acing, you sl encounter cpen chords, barre chords, hroken set chords, and adjacent se chords ‘Open Chords ‘Open chor ocur within the Bt ets of he guitar nd emt at eas one open sting, These chords ae of the ast appropriate chive for summing passes. They 7 also wpleally he easiest oligs lata when ee a beyaner ‘arre thoris ‘Bare chords can occur anyvbere onthe neck nd serve as ape ofall purse" chord voicing thai they canbe suummed, plucked, o played ingens, and canbe sed in almost any ans sting Bare chords require yout ay ager Da serosa fret and press down the nda seings smlancush Tis ean be calengig fra begining gust. you nd these chords to be especal ical ats, don't ie up. Jus: Kee pacing, and he patent, ‘Broken-Set Chords Broken chon so provide god, mulipuryese chord songs, These chords contain a bas note n the lh ors sting nd to or lree notes on the higher ings, ‘ih at east one terior suing muted, or ot played, These olen work best ic 2a or bioes ering especialy nen pan soo Adjacent-Set Chords Adjacent et chords contain notes cn the aie o¢ top fesse, These chords also work wel wid the fz or bls dons, «speci for chord.mcolswekniques o when playing wi another strueat hat provides bas ine. ‘hina; which chord ecg you choose wll depend on er your plying lev or the siuzionathand. Musically speaking, i01're png chord sequence Ligh oc the nek, chord ole osm low woud probubis sound out of poe kei i you'e paying a progression of pen chords, jumping wp high onthe neck fora pareve chord ‘ould ke sud and fel asked ‘Tha sad, you stoudbocome fair wih as many wicngs ofa chords you ca. They do ool sound te sume, Practice switching berween detent olings of the same chord, and compere ho thy sound. Ifyou lke, go ahead and pracice a progression ‘ieee yu jaa fom high ow onthe neck—here really reno rls ia ms hat spuati ba hectiaes open trings cara string | i al CHORD CONSTRUCTION WHAT'S A CHORD? 1 order eect choose and wii he chords in ths bok, ts inmporant to haw abst understanding of how cords are consruced. So, ubat isa chord? A chor is smply deine as tre or more noes payed al he same ine pial is unten provide the barmany thal supports he melody of ang, HOW DOES A CHORD GET ITS NAME? A cord ges its wame fom its eo ot or example, te rot of Gator chords 6. The rensing notes inthe ned determin is gual, ie Tis ised ye chard sul. o, i a BT chord, Bis the rot, and 745 ide sul Ut indies the quality of the cord. e718) (Bae) oat quali or ope ‘Thisbook conan 4 chard types. Here a sum tablet ly you kee track ofthe sufi fo ese chor ype: coon Trt ra comma Tre ao lls anor ail ioral | So i A Gower bad) mts ior hie | ast suspended fur ? dont een st spend second ast seve, sspended foe ) ed nla 6 see, BE o sich, 9 slot io sit, aed anh ust sin pene out | al? Imes 95 nd, a nap nj ih 9 seen, Bat i ina Imo ee, sharp deenh 79 sev, sha nh | ims tnjr teeth 15009) sevat, Dt ih, tarp a) | a tucor u flea in) ator, set nih TH see shar eat, js tino sich 5 tine as tin sth Baw ica, sien oth | m6 tmlsor sth, adéed aint + ageted a ticor sent ‘eet, stay | ans tor see, a Bf 9 sit, sha its | Gar) tmior major sereth ae seve, tar ft, nh | 9 ticor nth es) scents ty, bap inh | nis tnx it Oh ° Ennis snyna7) aicor aio, ago seven 7 duosed sera, ‘HOW Dd 1 BUILD A CHORD? Al chord are constuted sig intercal,An intr sth dsuncebetnsea as two nots. Though bere are mary pes of interes tere ae onl fie categories: major minor Deft, augmented, an diminsbe. Interesting; the major scale comains nl jr and pees ner Ds SSS eis se ngpac bn yeti pan sn ah Compe chords. For example, if we: star: at the root (C) and add the interval of a major third (E) uti ona eo igre ti xpettselinnk pied nosh es toqe dase com ces tye opti Sask ‘this leads us 10 & basic rule af thurr e» help remember interval alterations: r iia Fk eli enh wc ———— os = z 2 A perfect aera raked ove talfstep i an augmented interval. & = © lal seys and whote steps are the bling Beko ners they deine an itera’: qul—ajor, ener, ee. Othe au, al sep sate distance um oe fe the nex Aare step sequal 00 hal tps, oF rs. (WHAT ABOUT OTHER KEYS? Soe ut we assigned a numerical ae to each notin he jor seal, a ell a bing te itera, These numerical ales, teemel seal degrees, allow uso “asec camsruct chords, rears o ke. For example, aro chord ens othe ont (1), maior hed (3), and pero fh (5). Subtle ay major sale forthe C majo scale above select scale deres 1,3 aS, and you wl Ive mj chord forthe scale ou selected Danaior ale Spiledeeee 1 2 —— ===; £¢ 5 Imerval: Root =o M2 MOOS Na PS ‘The hurt below is cunsrvton summary the chow pes In ths bok (based on he kay of Conk) sg te sale degree method: ora TE om ores mn ME | major c J Ws (por hurd) 6 suspended fours cust suspended stead usd sed ninth cats six 6 shaded nn 9 jor seth ‘nai? joe sinh 13579 cecep oma stor sees eee 13SrH11 crane onai7Ht aor dhitcenth 135793 CEGEDA cama LBs cE on B59 cup ‘ata CBA ‘0 ior, ash CHA 6 iors, added nc cHcAD 059) sor seve cH.6B ‘au? sipor Seventh a CH-G-Bb ‘on755 ‘minor major seventh cae, Cfo mio cit cHhcaLD 9 mir ni, a te CrhGhD p35 ‘mir ninth, jor serena cHcBD om9¢au) mir eleven cHGBhor mt mor tite LBS b794113 cHCoLDEA cms dominant stent 13547 crea seven suspended fours 14547 Crom seve at th 1380 Een sind 135479 crea sin, suspended furl, 14545 CPGBD sinh, ath 1345579 CLG BD seven at 1354749 cEeshoh seven, sharp ia 1354749 CEeshDF seventh fa ih, sarp nth 1345449 CEGBLDF cristis) een 1540911 cGBhDE on seve sap eae 135441 cereal cra ‘hee 13547918 crea cas ‘hte, suspend our 145479-3 CRGBDA Cigsuss augnented 1345 or ce seven, Sap ith 1H cEeesh cer sin, sap Ob 1Hs9 cEGEBhD re) seve, a fh, fat ih 1345749 CEGEBLD} co seven, sharp fh, sharp ath 13449 CEG BhDE cng Aid 185 cen co lished seven 13345457 CHG cy TuADs: The most hase chon nhs ook ae call triad. 4 rad i chon that made up ofl three noes, For example, simple mor chord sal consisting of fe aok GB, aD. There ate eur eso trad, lading maj, mor, dminshed, usm, and] suspended All of thse chords are consrectd by simpy lrg the ratoasips btm te rot not and te itera. Ome Gainer ———Gininsbed GG agmeated = = Sai zy zs eM FF me) MS aes SEVENTH rate more ising ron, we can kee Suni rad and add athe ite: he seventh, Seen chords ze comprised offour ots elie notes ofthe rad plus umsjor or minor seca ier. Fr cumple fwe use the G major tad (CD) anda tnyjor seve aera (P), de Gai? chur is fae kewie i we subsite tema seveh terval (fore F, we ave a ue seve chor, te G7. 1s aso known as a dominant event chord popula used in ues anc jaz must, As wth che ads, seventh cords come in an ype, iteluding aor, noo, dicinished, augmented, suspended, and oes mayor tind Gr £E z or EXTENDED CHORDS Extend chords are thos that ince noes beyond tbe seth sae degree, These chard ave a, camplx harms ht very ‘immor in az ns. These include nits, eleventh, an thirwench chords For cxampl, Fe ke a Gna chord ané ad a mor ninth iver 8), we yt aaj chord (0-748) We can then ain onal ner, major hirer F) 1 form Ga 13 chore (CBD-H-4B. Note tht tented ofa major vent somite. Thisis because the major deen sonically cunts ith the maior thd intra, cresting a dissonance, msi cogs wo MB By hc wy you may hae noted ta these sto chords, Ga and Gm, contain ve ands notes, respon; homes, we ony a four Baers inde eft andl Sine the use of nee ued oe opeestringchurd isnot leas pl, ween ee cose the four nots of he choed tha re mast ipertal wo pay. Te hain acy tha uadeles tes hoes 8 Deon th cope of this ok, bur moti worr.—it has arealy been done or you wher nessa Bow are to examples dons dese chor "rimming mi mapcoornaes) Grad ot oer) 4 18 Fa é 4 # # 4 & = e ‘eneraly pean, the et td and seventh ze the mast crucial testo icine in an etended chord slong wa the wppertos ‘extension (aimh, thiteenth, ei.) IWERSIONS & VOICINGS “This ring uso urs ope. Theugh a plea chord might canst fey thre or four naes—a trad, fr example, canst fast 4 oo, thir, and ft; 67 eho consists fa rot, hed, th, and sereih—aese tes do noc nce hao appear tha sane oder, rom boom cp, nthe acl chord ou play Iverson ae produce when you earange he ates of chord: zA TE =F — Prato speaking on the guia, ots a chord ae often inverted (raranged), doled (used more than one) and wer omit w erate iret voicing. ach voicing sunkue and yet sinla-—kind of ie dierent shades of he same coe =F = C) 6 - 8 8 = £4 é 4 11 oo« e90 # ‘Once asin, ie 20s yolcings ofa chard are many Te ecg in ths book were chosen because dy are some ofthe mest sepa, unde, sad enractis cand veiciage plage ceva gaiee © com C5 cman maior nth (power chord) Csus4 cas) (suspended fourth Csus2 sas (Csuzponded second