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THE BLUEGRASS BANJO CHORD BIBLE
2,160 CHORDS!!!!
THE ONLY BLUEGRASS BANJO CHORD DICTIONARY YOU'LL EVER NEED
...READ ON...
Note: The chords featured in this Chord Bible are suitable for the 5-string Bluegrass
banjo not the 4-string tenor banjo
The Bluegrass Banjo Chord Bible is the most extensive reference guide currently available for this popular instrument,
featuring some 2,160 chord shapes + 726 possible moveable chord positions + 144 major slash chords. These are
divided up into 68 different chord types in all 12 keys.
The format is uncomplicated, suiting both seasoned professionals and beginners alike. For the experienced musician, the book
is filled with a comprehensive selection of hard to find chords. To accompany the chords, Tobe A. Richards has included a
comprehensive explanation of chord contruction and general information on tuning the Bluegrass Banjo, together with useful
fretboard and reference diagrams. Each chord box or window includes information on which finger to use, where to place
them on the fretboard and the harmonic interval for each string.
(g)DGBD standard tuning is featured throughout, which will suit general popular music enthusiasts, making the
Bluegrass Banjo as accessible an instrument as the guitar, ukulele or mandolin.
For simplicity of use, The Bluegrass Banjo Chord Bible is bound in easy-turn wire bound format and will lie flat, whether
opened as an A3 spread or folded back on any page in A4 format.
Demo Available:
If you'd like to take a look at our 5-page PDF sample file on The Bluegrass Banjo Chord Bible, just email us and we'll
send you a copy. This is low definition, but will give you an idea of the content featured in the high definition printed version.
You can also download a copy of the 5 page demo from the FrettedFriends or CabotBooks group at following link:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/frettedfriends/files/
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cabotbooks/files/
Content Details:
• 2,160 different chords in all 12 keys
• Details of harmonic intervals with every chord box
• 144 Major slash chords in all keys
• 726 possible moveable chord configurations (including 5-string shapes)
• (g)DGBD standard Bluegrass tuning
• Chords utilising open string configurations
• Suggested fingering positions
• Banjo Family Factfile
• Alternative chord name chart
• Fretboard diagram
• Information on chord construction
• General advice
• Published by Cabot Books as part of the Fretted Friends series of musical guide books (Fretted Friends is the largest
multi-fretted instrument interest group on the internet, which is owned and run by the author, Tobe A.Richards)
Standard Chords covered in The Bluegrass Banjo 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 Bluegrass Banjo 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 Bluegrass Banjo 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.
Salient Points:
• For the beginner or professional musician!
• Instant access to almost any chord in any key!
• 68 different types of chord in ALL keys - many more than most non-specialist chord dictionaries!
• Almost certainly the only Bluegrass Banjo chord dictionary you'll ever need!
Example page from The Bluegrass Banjo Chord Bible (below)
FAQs about the Bluegrass Banjo Chord Bible etc.
Q: Are the chords in this guide based on theoretical chord knowledge alone, rather than actual
'hands on' experience?
A: Absolutely NOT, every chord in the Chord Bible has been created with an actual instrument on hand to check for
voicing, fingering and average hand/finger span.
Q: Will I need all the chords in this guide?
A: Probably not, but the whole ethos behind these guides is to provide a complete chord solution for the musician
wanting to pick up virtually any songbook in the certain knowledge that he/she will find that elusive chord in the
Chord Bible, from basic majors and minors up to exotic extended thirteenths.
Q: I'm a beginner, will the Bluegrass Banjo Chord Bible be suitable for me and why does the book seem to
feature 4-string chordboxes instead of 5-string?
A: Yes. The Bluegrass Banjo Chord Bible has a well balanced selection of easy to play chords, along with more advanced
shapes for experienced musicians.
The 5th string isn't normally fretted during chord playing, being generally used as a drone string during picking. But we do
feature a section in the book for 5-string chording in the form of moveable chord shapes. The 5th string is generally tuned
to 'G', identical to fretting the 1st string (D) on the 5th fret. If you wish to change key from 'G', you'll need to
purchase a 5th string capo which is attached to the sideof the neck on a sliding bar arrangement. Alternatively, some players
achieve the same result by hammering model railroad/railway spikes into the fretboard and hooking the string around these
at given intervals up thefretboard (generally the 7th fret, transposing it up to 'A'). Either job is best undertaken by a
professional luthier or banjo technician, unless you're confident with such work.
Q: What's the difference between the different banjos?
A: The 5-string or Bluegrass 'G' banjo is played with finger and thumb picks and is usually tuned gDGBD, although other
configurations are used as well.. The plectrum banjo has 22 frets and is generally played with a guitar-style plectrum. The
tuning is CGBD. The scale length is very similar to the 5-String. The tenor banjo has around 17 frets and has a much shorter
scale length. The standard jazz tuning is CDGA, with a popular lower pitched Irish tuning of GDAE. Finally, the other
main type of banjo is the 6-string guitar banjo which has the scale length of a guitar, together with an identical tuning
of EADGBE.
Q: Where does your Chord Bible Series differ from other similar books on market today?
A: The first difference is the most obvious. The Chord Bible Series has at least 1,000 more chords than
most specialist instrument books up to this date. The second is the inclusion of a big selection of slash chords and
moveable chord shapes - additional material not available in other publications. We also include 5-string moveable chord
shapes which aren't featured in other publications. Lastly, Cabot Books publishes guides on
fretted instruments NEVER covered before by any other publisher!
Q: Does having so many chords make the book a more daunting prospect for beginners?
A: Not at all. The content is very straightforward and logical, with the most frequently used chord types at the beginning of
each key (i.e. Major, Minor, Seventh etc.).
Q: Do you do Chord Bibles for other types of banjo
A: Yes! At the moment we have a book for both the Tenor Jazz Banjo (CGDA) and the Irish Tenor Banjo (GDAE)
available. Both books feature 1,728 chords, along with slash and moveable chords etc. The Plectrum Banjo is also
catered for in standard CGBD tuning in The Plectrum Banjo Chord Bible.
Q: I'm interested in your Chord Bibles, but you don't seem to have a book for my particular instrument.
What are your plans with regard to this?
A: Keep a keen eye open for new Chord Bibles on eBay. A number of other guides are in
preparation or are planned for the future. Feel free to ask for details.
Q: Do you have left-handed versions of your books available?
A: Not at the moment, but it's a fairly simple process to print out a few blank chord boxes (available free from
Cabot Books) and reverse the fingering positions yourself.
Q: Are your books ISBN (International Standard Book Number) registered?
A: Yes.
Q: How can you publish guides like as these, when the major publishing groups don't?
A: Cabot Books being a specialist publisher, concentrates on a specific niche in the market, whereas huge outfits
like Hal Leonard, Mel Bay or Music Sales Ltd like to concentrate on titles that will sell in multiples of 10,000+.
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Format:
A4 softback format (297mm x 210mm/11¾" x 8¼")
94 wire bound printed pages
ISBN-13: 978-1-906207-08-3
Publisher's Ref: FF19
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