Essential Chords Books

Essential Chords, Guitar, Mandolin Ukulele & Banjo, 2nd Edition

The new updated Essential Chords, Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo is the perfect fingering chord chart book for the beginning player. Containing guitar, mandolin, ukulele and banjo fingering chord and music charts for playing rock, folk, country and blues music. Simple, clean, easy to read fingering charts for all players showing the 7 basic Guitar chords, A-G for Major, Minor and Seventh chords.

Also includes the I, IV, V chord progression for each key. Plus movable Guitar fingerings for barre chords, arpeggio scales, and soloing scales for folk, country, rock and blues. Also includes the basic Mandolin full and 2 finger chords and the I, IV, V progression for each key along with movable arpeggio scales. Ukulele chords include the basic Major, Minor and 7th Chords and the I, IV, V and V7 chord progression. We have also added in lots of new 4 and 5 string Banjo Chords. Including Celtic/Irish, Standard, Chicago for the 4 string and A, C, Double C, D and G tuning.

The charts are designed for taking with you when you go jamming with your friends. Along with blank sheet music and chord box pages that you can photocopy for Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo.

Music and Chord Charts included in Essential Chords
  • Chord and Music Charts in the Book 
  • The Seven Basic Guitar Chords, Major, Minor and 7th
  • The Seven Guitar Keys with I, IV, V and V7 Chords in First Position
  • Guitar Barre Chords on the 5th and 6th Strings
  • Major Movable Soloing Scale for Folk or Country Music for Any Key
  • Minor Pentatonic Movable Soloing Scale for Blues, Rock or Latin Music for Any Key
  • Movable Arpeggio Scale for Any Guitar Key
  • Guitar Power Chords
  • Diminished Guitar Chords
  • Augmented Guitar Chords
  • Sus2 and Sus4 Guitar Chords
  • Mandolin Chords, Major, Minor and 7th
  • Mandolin Two Finger Chords, Major, Minor and 7th
  • The Seven Mandolin Keys with the I, IV, V and V7 Chords
  • Simple 2 Finger Mandolin Chords for a I, IV, V Progression
  • Movable Arpeggio Scale for Any Mandolin Key
  • Ukulele Chords, Major, Minor and 7th
  • The Seven Ukulele Keys with the I, IV, V and V7
    Chords in First Position
  • Banjo Chords, 4 String, Standard Tuning, A D G C,
    Major, Minor and 7th 
  • Banjo Chords, 4 String, Celtic / Irish Tuning, E A D G,
    Major, Minor and 7th 
  • Banjo Chords, 4 String, Chicago Tuning, E B G D,
    Major, Minor and 7th 
  • Banjo Chords, 5 String, A Tuning, E C# A E a,
    Major, Minor and 7th 
  • Banjo Chords, 5 String, C Tuning, D B G C g,
    Major, Minor and 7th 
  • Banjo Chords, 5 String, Double C Tuning, D C G C g,
    Major, Minor and 7th
  • Banjo Chords, 5 String, D Tuning, D A F# D f#,
    Major, Minor and 7th 
  • Banjo Chords, 5 String, G Tuning, D B G D g,
    Major, Minor and 7th
  • Blank Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo Sheet Music with Chord Boxes 
  • Blank Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele, Banjo Chord Sheets

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Sample page from the book, Seven Basic Guitar Chords, Major, Minor and 7th

Sample page from the book, Mandolin Two Finger Chords, these are the fingerings I play, easy to learn and move around. 



Left Hand Chords for Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo
by J. Bruce Jones
Left Hand Chords for Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo is a left hand version of our popular chord chart book for the beginning music player, Essential Chords for Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo. Left Hand Chords contains fingering charts for guitar, mandolin, ukulele and banjo chords and a variety of other music charts for playing rock, folk, country and blues music.

Simple, clean, easy to read fingering charts for all players showing the 7 basic Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo chords, A-G for Major, Minor and 7th chords. Includes the I, IV, V chord progressions for each key. Plus movable Guitar fingerings for barre chords, arpeggio scales, and soloing scales for folk, country, rock and blues, and movable Mandolin arpeggio scales. Includes a variety of 4 and 5 string banjo tunings. The charts are designed to be easy to read and follow.

Left Hand Chords also includes blank sheet music and chord box pages for each instrument that you can photocopy. Each sheet music page has the lines spread apart for ease in writing down your music.
Left Hand Chords are based on instruments that have been restrung for left hand players.

60 pages, color, paperback

Music and Chord Charts included in Essential Chords
  • Left Hand Chord and Music Charts in the Book 
  • The Seven Basic Left Hand Guitar Chords, Major, Minor and 7th
  • The Seven Guitar Keys with I, IV, V and V7 Chords in First Position for Left Hand Players
  • Left Hand Guitar Barre Chords on the 5th and 6th Strings
  • Major Movable Soloing Scale for Folk or Country Music for Left Hand Players in Any Key
  • Left Hand Minor Pentatonic Movable Soloing Scale for Blues, Rock or Latin Music for Any Key
  • Movable Arpeggio Scale for Any Guitar Key
  • Left Hand Guitar Power Chords
  • Left Hand Diminished Guitar Chords
  • Left Hand Augmented Guitar Chords
  • Sus2 and Sus4 Left Hand Guitar Chords
  • Mandolin Left Hand Chords, Major, Minor and 7th
  • Mandolin Two Finger Left Hand Chords, Major, Minor and 7th
  • The Seven Left Hand Mandolin Keys with the I, IV, V and V7 Chords
  • Simple 2 Finger Left Hand Mandolin Chords for a I, IV, V Progression
  • Movable Left Hand Arpeggio Scale for Any Mandolin Key
  • Left Hand Ukulele Chords, Major, Minor and 7th
  • The Seven Left Hand Ukulele Keys with the I, IV, V and V7 Chords in First Position
  • 4 String Left Hand Banjo Chords, Standard Tuning, Celtic/Irish Tuning, and Chicago Tuning Tuning, Major, Minor and 7th
  • 5 String Left Hand Banjo Chords, ATuning , C Tuning, Double C Tuning, D Tuning, and G Tuning, Major, Minor and 7th
  • Blank Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Banjo Sheet Music with Chord Boxes 
  • Blank Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele, Banjo Chord Sheets
Available at Amazon.com (affiliate link)