You may be surprised to find out that there are only four chords that make up most of the songs you hear. In fact, one of those four is just the fundamental chord, but with a shifted down bass note and sounds darker. This means that you only need to learn–and you absolutely can learn–how to recognize three main chords with just your ear. You’ll be able to play most songs without needing any sheet music or searching for the chords online.

If you’ve ever wanted to know how to hear a song and play the chords by ear, Piano Chords Three: Numbers is a way to do that!

Here’s how it works: Professionals listen for the chords in a song as numbers instead of the chord names. Each key changes the names of the chords, but not the numbers. For instance, in the key of C, the 1 chord is C. In the key of G, the 1 chord is G. The 1 chord is a very simple chord to hear. Once you hear the fundamental, distinct tone of the 1 you can then find the key by testing several chords until you find the right one. Then you not only know what key you are in but also the fundamental 1 chord for that key. All the other chords in the song build from that one!

Piano Chords Three: Numbers includes:

• Welcome: Why Numbers and What Are They?
• One: The 1 Chord and Its Dominance
• Two: The 4 and 5: The Other Pillars
• Three: The 6m: Just A Dark 1 Chord
• Four: The 2m: The New 4
• Five: The “Over” or Passing Chords: 1/3, 5/7, and 4/1
• Six: The 3m and 7dim
• Seven: The ♭7, 2, and 3: The Accidentals
• Eight: The Most Common Chord Patterns (You’ll Hear These Everywhere)
• Nine: Going A Little Beyond: Chord Suffices
• Final Greetings and Pop Quiz

Everyone can do this! Whether you’ve played piano for thirty years or are just starting out these principles work! Don’t let anything hold you back. Playing by ear like this may open up a love for music that you didn’t know you had inside. At the very least you’ll add a creative new skill that will last your lifetime.

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Everyone can play the ukulele. It’s that simple. The uke is small, compact, and easy to hold.

Early learners, kids, or even the adult looking for a well laid out how-to book for ukulele will be successful in only six weeks. In fact, you’ll know enough chords by week two to play tons of songs!

Ukulele In Six Weeks is a uniquely designed book taught at the right learning pace by a professional teacher. Perfect for anyone who is just beginning or has some musical knowledge.

Here’s what’s inside:

• The nine most important ukulele chords needed to play most songs on the radio
• How to hold your small, but enjoyable instrument
• The secret to transitioning the fastest between your new chords

Plus, there’s more:

• Learn how to tune
• Parts of the ukulele
• Strumming techniques
• Accessories to buy and some to avoid
• Fingerpicking concepts
• How to use a metronome
• Process to replace old strings ***Including an interlocking string secret
• The difference between sheet music, chord charts, and ukulele tabs

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Each chord has a step by step, placement guide that is unique to this chord book. You’ll not only learn how to play the chord with a professionally designed diagram, but also the best and quickest way to form it finger by finger.

Great on Kindle and paperback!

Keep this little guide in your guitar case for the moment when you need to know how to play that specific chord right away. Every chord has a diagram including fingering positions, strings to play, and guitar neck location.

Plus as a bonus, know which notes you are playing with the note names at the bottom of each string. This is expert help for when only certain notes are needed in a song.

Recommended for beginner to intermediate players, Guitar Chord Flipbook is ready to go with you everywhere. You can trust these are the correct way to play each one; far more accurate than an internet search. Plus, this book is way cheaper than guitar lessons!

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Piano Chords Two is the long anticipated follow up to the acclaimed Piano Chords One. The Piano Chords series of books are for beginners, yes, but they are also for those who took classical piano lessons and wished they had learned more about chord theory. How great would it be to hear a song on the radio and be able to play it without needing the notes written out? This is a solution.

Using the circle of fifths as your guide, you’ll learn root position and first and second inversion chords for the keys of Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, C#, Gb, and F# (All the black key keys). It doesn’t take long before you'll feel like you’ve advanced in your playing. It’s that simple.

Micah is a veteran music teacher from the Nashville, TN [USA]. He specializes in teaching piano chord theory and accompaniment. He instructs more than one hundred students as a full-time music instructor at Providence Christian Academy Plus, Micah is a worship leader and author.

Begin learning how to play the chords to your favorite songs in flat and sharp keys today. Click the “Add to cart” button on this page to get started.

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Learn how to transition between the most important chords fast. This book is one that would help a new guitar player go from beginner to intermediate quickly.

Transitioning between guitar chords is tougher than most think. It takes intentionality and is a skill unto itself. Most new guitarists work hard to learn their first few chords, but don’t realize the technique it takes to go from one chord to the next. Fast Guitar Chord Transitions bridges that gap–both for acoustic and electric guitar.

This is Micah Brooks’ fourth book aimed at helping guitar players succeed, but the first with such a pinpointed aim. Micah has been teaching guitar for more than fifteen years with numerous successful students. Books like Worship Guitar In Six Weeks and 42 Guitar Chords Everyone Should Know have been worldwide hits. Fast Guitar Chord Transitions falls in line with his others–a perfect solution for the new guitarist looking for the inside scoop.

Inside this book you’ll learn to transition chords in these essential keys:

• The key of G
• The key of D
• The key of C
• The key of E
• The key of A

Plus, there is a bonus chapter teaching you how to use simple music theory (called The Nashville Numbers System) and your guitar companion: the capo.

Transitioning chords quickly will make playing guitar fun and rewarding. Such a great resource!

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"This is a cool book! There are tips in this one that everyone can appreciate. From interesting chords to some music pro knowledge that is important, I recommend Guitar Secrets Revealed to every guitarist. Essential."

-Dylan Rosson Lead Guitarist for American Idol's Scotty McCreery

It's not easy to figure out what will take your playing to the next level. For less than the price of one guitar lesson, Guitar Secrets Revealed will help you get to the next level.

This book reveals some of the secrets and tips that will help you skip years ahead in your playing. In this insider's guide, you will learn some of the ways that professional players think. This book is for intermediate guitarists who want to be better guitar players.

These are the tricks and shortcuts that I have learned over fifteen years of playing guitar professionally. In Guitar Secrets Revealed, I present unconventional and less traditional, but useful (and sometimes quicker) ways to play fundamental chords. I describe methods of using the fretting hand thumb to play chords that you may not have known existed.

Learn about "head math", which is practical music theory that's ready for the stage. These aren't boring college music theory lectures, rather, this is the most boots-on-the-ground way to understand the Nashville numbers system and how to use it to memorize any song easily and quickly. I also demonstrate some alternative ways to use your capo and alternate tunings for your guitar. Check out some of what's in Guitar Secrets Revealed below and then get your copy today.

Here are some of the things you'll learn:

• Barre Chords Using The Thumb
• Playing Open In The Key Of B (No Barre Chords Necessary!)
• Learning How To Maximize Your Use Of The Keys Of G, C, and D
• Head Math (Music Theory For Real People)
• The Awesome Use Of The Capo
• How To Transition To Every Chord Most Efficiently
• Alternate Tunings And Why You Should Use Them
• Playing In A Band: Pro Rules For Rhythm

• Bonus Sections:
• How To Buy A Guitar Without Taking A Bath
• Using A Secret Locking Technique To Change Your Guitar Strings

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These are the 42 chords every guitar player starts with, laid out in the perfect order for you to be successful.

"Micah's new book serves as great inspiration & knowledge for both new and seasoned guitarists... Nicely done!"

-Chris Wormer Lead Guitarist for The Charlie Daniels Band

For less than the price of one guitar lesson, learn 42 chords, critical music theory, and professional tips that would take nearly 42 in-person guitar lessons.

There are literally thousands of guitar chords you can learn. Knowing which ones to begin with is an absolute must!

42 Guitar Chords Everyone Should Know is the perfect guide to learning the most important guitar chords. This book teaches you the 42 chords that most guitarists will need to know. These are the best of the best!

42 Chords - Step-By-Step Finger Placement - Music Theory - Bonus Material - And More!

Each chord has a chord diagram with fingering positions and a unique to this book series: step-by-step guide to show you how to fret each chord. It's like you have a teacher right there with you explaining the tried and true way to play guitar. This is a must have for every guitarist.

Micah Brooks has been teaching guitar lessons for over ten years. He also has been a professional guitar player for more than 15. These 42 chords are the best-of-the-best of his lessons.

Rather than paying hundreds of dollars over several months for guitar lessons, why not start with this book and see how much you can accomplish? And how much money you can save!

These are proven methods for guitar chord success. Read through several professional recommendations below to see how this book is being acknowledged in the guitar community.

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DISCOVER: How over two thousand people are learning to play guitar for the first time.

Want to learn to play guitar, but haven't found the right course? Perhaps you've tried free online sites that promise a lot, but simply do not deliver high value content. One solution to this problem is Worship Guitar In Six Weeks.

Six Weeks - 13 Chords - Learn How to Tune - Learn About Rhythm

It's not easy to learn guitar by yourself. What you may not realize is it's fairly easy to do so with the right training course. Using 10 minutes each day to learn at a pace of about three chords per week will give you all you need to be a "guitar player" in six weeks. You'll learn how to buy a guitar, how to tune, and what accessories to spend your money on. Worship Guitar In Six Weeks is unique in that it walks you through EACH NEW CHORD with (1) a picture of someone fretting the chord, (2) a chord diagram clearly demonstrating where to put your fingers, and (3) a "UNIQUE to this book only" step-by-step, written out process of where to place each finger on the guitar AND in which order. This is critical to your success.

Worship Guitar In Six Weeks is laid out similar to a small group study. Each lesson begins with a prayer to pray. Next, you learn your objectives for that week. Then you launch into that week's content. By the end of the six week course, you have all you need to play guitar by yourself or with other musicians.

LEARN: 13 guitar chords, how to strum, the best way to buy a guitar ("Friends don't let friends go into a guitar store alone"), how to tune the guitar, and much more!

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Piano Chords One is a book for beginners, yes, but it’s also for those who took classical piano lessons and wished they had learned more about chord theory. How great would it be to hear a song on the radio and be able to play it without needing the notes written out? This is a solution.

Using the circle of fifths as your guide, you’ll learn root position and first and second inversion chords for the keys of C, G, F, D, A, E, and B (All the white key keys). It doesn’t take long before you feel like you’ve advanced in your playing. It’s that simple.

Micah is a veteran music teacher from the Nashville, TN [USA]. He specializes in teaching piano chord theory and accompaniment. He instructs more than twenty-five students each week while being a full-time worship leader and author.

Begin learning how to play the chords to your favorite songs today. Also, look inside to find your free and valuable invitation from Micah Brooks.

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