There are many ways to play and categorize chords and many schemes for cataloguing them. This book focuses on understanding the ways that chords are made, enabling the student to figure out how to play a new chord in several different positions. This is not a technique book, but rather a step-by-step method of understanding guitar chord symbols and the musical sounds they represent. The author's goal in writing this book was to empower the reader with the ability to play from sheet music, jazz charts, or lead sheets, all of which is accomplished through chord and fretboard diagrams, standard notation and tablature, and plain English. This book is recommended for seasoned players who want to enrich their harmonic palettes as well as for beginners who need help in conquering the initially abstract quality of the guitar fretboard. Bob Balsley began teaching guitar at the age of 15. He has continued performing, writing, recording and teaching for more than thirty years. He has played with many top performers, including Chuck Berry, Bobby Vinton, Holly Dunn, Roger Williams, Randy Brecker and Mickey Gilley and as this list would suggest his is skilled at many musical styles. He has performed in Guatemala, Tunisia, the Netherlands, and London. He has recorded as a solo artist and has been featured on many projects. He currently produces and records at his own studio in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Bob studied theory, performance and composition at College of Marin with S. Drummond Wolfe and received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He has taught applied guitar and Guitar Ensemble at UW-Green Bay for the past seven years. He also teaches recording, audio engineering and MIDI at Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College. The UW-Green Bay Summer Guitar Camp that he founded in 1994 has attracted national media attention and continues to grow. Bob is a sought-after clinician at schools Washburn and Frye and at music stores as an Endorsing Artist for Heritage Guitars. His insightful articles have appeared in Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine. His philosophy stresses music as a life-long activity that enriches the individual and the community. Used Book in Good Condition