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FF11US The Venezuelan Cuatro Chord Bible
The Venezuelan Cuatro Chord Bible, with its 1,728 chords offers a complete solution for both beginner and experienced professional musician alike. The layout is uncomplicated and follows a logical musical progression from standard major chords up to the more esoteric thirteenths used by many jazz players. To accompany the 1,728 chords, a further 576 possible moveable chord configurations are included, together with a useful range of slash chords, reflecting the popularity of this type of chord in many of today's artist and compilation topline songbooks.

This highly comprehensive guide provides the musician with no fewer than 68 different types of chord in all twelve keys, making it the definitive publication for the Venezuelan cuatro. Whether you play folk, rock, pop, jazz or any other type of popular music, The Venezuelan Cuatro Chord Bible makes the ideal reference source for all occasions.

Standard Chords covered in The Venezuelan Cuatro Chord Bible (using the key of C as an example): C, Cm, C7, Cm7, C5, C6, Cm6, Cmaj7, Cdim, Cdim7, C-5, C+, Csus2, Csus4, C7sus4, Cm7-5, Cadd9, Cmadd9, C6add9, Cm6add9, C7-5, C7+5, C7-9, C7+9, Cm(maj7), Cmaj7-5, Cmaj7+5, C9, Cm9, Cmaj9, C11, C13.

Advanced Chords covered in The Venezuelan Cuatro Chord Bible (using the key of C as an example): C4, Cadd11, Csus4add9, Cm-6, C7sus2, C7-5-9, C7-5+9, C7+5-9, C7+5+9, C7add11, C7add13, C7+11, Cm7-5-9, Cm7-9, Cm7add11, Cmaj7+11, C9sus4, C9-5, C9+5, C9+11, Cm9-5, Cm(maj9), Cmaj9-5, Cmaj9+5, Cmaj9+11, Cmaj9add6, C11-9, Cm11, Cmaj11, C13sus4, C13-5-9, C13-9, C13+9, C13+11, Cm13, Cmaj13.

Major Slash Chords covered in The Venezuelan Cuatro Chord Bible (using the key of C as an example): C/C, C/Db, C/D, C/Eb, C/E, C/F, C/F#, C/G, C/Ab, C/A, C/Bb, C/B.

Beside the many pages of chord boxes or windows, the book features useful sections on tuning, chord construction, fingerboard layout, FAQs, alternative chord naming, fingering, slash chords, harmonic intervals, chord window blanks for transcribing your own favorite chord sequences etc.

Review of features:
  • 1,728 Chords featuring all 12 keys
  • 144 Major slash chords in all keys
  • 576 possible moveable chord positions
  • Standard ADF#B tuning
  • Chord theory, FAQs and tuning guides
  • Fingerboard diagrams
  • Ukulele family factfile
  • Alternative chord naming chart
  • Blank chord windows for your own jottings and arrangements
     
The aim of this guide is to provide the musician with the flexibility only really offered to guitar and keyboard players in the past. Now, with the help of The Venezuelan Cuatro Chord Bible, musicians will be able to pick up any songbook and instantly have access to even the most complex and advanced chords.

FF11US The Venezuelan Cuatro Chord Bible

SKU: 978-1-906207-32-8
$21.95Price

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    'Has all the information needed to understand and playing this beautiful instrument. From the mostbasic chords to the most complex ones. Instructions on how to tune and how to form such chords.Highly recommended.'

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    'Every chord imaginable, with fingering charts, are in this book. This is the only book I have been able tofind for the Cuatro Venezolano, but I already play Mandolin and should be able to integrate the two instruments.The introduction is invaluable.'

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