Every Chord Shape You Will Ever Need
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Take your guitar playing to the next level starting with chords! By mastering every chord shape across the fretboard, you’ll unlock new musical possibilities, build confidence, and make learning riffs, solos, and songs feel effortless. This foundation doesn’t just improve your playing—it fuels your creativity, helping you write, perform, and enjoy music more than ever.
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What This Book Will Teach You
6. Understand chord formulas in a clear, easy-to-follow layout
7. Expand your chord knowledge while keeping practice fun and engaging
8. Apply your chord skills to writing, performing, and improvising
9. Take your playing to the next level without feeling overwhelmed or stuck
10. Mastering these chords will give you the tools to play, write, and perform with ease.
Master every chord shape across the fretboard using the CAGED system
Play major, minor, dominant, diminished, augmented, suspended, and altered chords with confidence
Find and use chord inversions in any position quickly and easily
Connect chords to scales, arpeggios, and harmony for smoother transitions
Build a strong foundation for riffs, solos, and song arrangements
What people are saying
‘This book shows everything you need to play any chords and show the placement as well with notes on each string great for old times players and a new player as well.’ - Piper
‘I was a bit apprehensive when I first purchased this book especially on the kindle addition but the kindle version works perfectly and what an amazing book, all I'll ever need to know about chords and chord shapes. I can't wait for the next book!’ - Mr. M. C. Norris
‘Loving this book! I’ve learned so much and can’t wait to learn more!’ - Samantha Nuanes
‘The best guitar chord book you can get! This is a brilliant book and it does exactly what it says on its cover! I highly recommend it for every guitarist. It's well worth the money and it shows you how to play every chord.’ - Jan Hromek
‘Comprehensive list of chord shapes, beautiful photos, works well with kindle, now hoping to understand it all one day. One chord shape at a time 🤘’ - Ann Belz
About the Author
James Ashbury
James Ashbury is a guitarist, author, and teacher whose books and courses have helped thousands of players transform their music.
A professional musician, James toured the UK and USA as a founding member of the folk-pop band Wildflowers, co-writing and recording their debut album On The Inside and sharing stages with renowned artists including Robert Plant. He is also the creator of the popular music books Every Chord Shape You Will Ever Need and The Sliding Scale, a thriving YouTube channel, and a range of online courses designed to help players of all levels grow their skills and love for music.
Over 15 years ago, James set up a music school that has since grown into GuitarPush, his educational platform dedicated to pushing guitarists to new heights. Through books, lessons, and innovative resources, he teaches chords, arpeggios, scales, harmony, rhythm, the CAGED system, and effective practicing—helping players truly understand the instrument and make real music with confidence.
Take your playing to the next level starting with Chords!
Playing guitar has many stages: you start off learning a few chords, followed by riffs, solos, and then hopefully some songs. The next few months or years are filled with playing anything you can get your hands on. Most guitarists then hit the stage where they don’t know what to learn next. You might spend lots of time looking on YouTube and endlessly searching the Internet for something that will get you to the next level of playing.
We have been through this process and seen endless guitarists hit the same wall. That is why we created Every Chord Shape You Will Ever Need, a book that is based on the CAGED Method, a simple way of mastering the fretboard and getting you out of the open position.
•167 different chord types, each in 5 inversions (835 shapes in total!)
•Clear diagrams with interval names and fret numbers.
•Featuring Major, Minor, Dominant, Diminished, Augmented, Suspended, Altered Suspended and Altered Chords.
•Easy to read and quick to find each chord.
•All chord formulas detailed in an easy to understand layout.
This book teaches you every chord you will ever need in all five CAGED shapes, allowing you to master the fretboard and helping you to develop and expand your chord knowledge whilst keeping it fun and easy to grasp. Get the book and take your chord playing to new heights. 'Every Chord Shape You Will Ever Need' is ideal for guitarists trying to get to the next level and who like to play, perform and write music.
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