The Keyboard Chord Bible: 2,232 Chords (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781912087570)

The Keyboard Chord Bible, with its 2,232 chords offers a complete solution for both the 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.

This highly comprehensive guide provides the musician with no fewer than 94 different types of chord in all twelve keys, making it the definitive publication for the keyboard and piano. Whether you play rock, pop, jazz, country or any other type of popular music, The Keyboard Chord Bible makes the ideal reference source for all occasions.

2 and 3-note chords covered in The Keyboard Chord Bible (using the key of C as an example): C4, C5, C (major), Cm, Cdim, C+, Csus2, Csus4, C-5 and CQ(3)

4-note Chords covered in The Keyboard Chord Bible (using the key of C as an example): C7, Cm7, Cdim7, C6, Cm6, Cmaj7, C7sus2, C7sus4, Csus4add9, Cm7-5, Cm(maj7), Cdim(maj7), Cadd9, Cmadd9, Cadd11, C7-5, C7+5, Cmaj7-5, Cmaj7+5, Cmaj7sus2, Cmaj7sus4, C-6, Cm-6 and Cm(maj7+)

5, 6 and 7-note Chords covered in The Keyboard Chord Bible (using the key of C as an example): C6add9, C7-9, C7+9, C7-5-9, C7-5+9, C7+5-9, C7+5+9, C7-9+9, C7-9+11, C7+9+11, C7-9-13, C7-9+9+11, C7+9-13, C7add11, C7+11, C7+11-13, C7add13, C7-13, C7alt., C9, C9sus4, C9-5, C9+5, C9+11, C9+11-13, C9-13, C11, C11-9, C13, C13sus4, C13-5, C13-5-9, C13-9, C13+9, C13+11, Cdim7add9, Cm(maj9), Cm6add9, Cm7add4, Cm7-5-9, Cm7-9, Cm7add11, Cm9, Cm9-5, Cm11, Cm11-5, Cm13, Cmaj7add6, Cmaj7+11, Cmaj9, Cmaj9-5, Cmaj9+5, Cmaj9add6, Cmaj9+11, Cmaj11, Cmaj11-5, Cmaj11+5, Cmaj13, Cmaj13-5 and Cmaj13+11.

Beside the many pages of keyboard chord diagrams, the book features useful sections on chord theory, keyboard octave designations, Circle of Fifths & Fourths, FAQs, alternative chord naming chart, fingering, slash chords, harmonic intervals and a 9-page keyboard family factfile.

Review of features:
*2,232 Chords featuring all 12 keys
*94 different chord types in all 12 keys
*Chord theory, FAQs and Octave Designation Guides
*Keyboard diagrams
*Slash Chords & Polychords explained
*Harmonic intervals and fingering positions
*Keyboard family factfile
*Alternative chord naming chart
*Circle of Fifths & Fourths description and diagrams

The aim of this guide is to provide the musician with a complete reference solution for every possible situation. Now, with the help of The Keyboard Chord Bible, musicians will be able to pick up any songbook and instantly have access to even the most complex and advanced chords, as well as providing a complete reference source for songwriters and composers.

This popular guide is available for the first time in a brand new luxury 10th anniversary hardback edition.