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The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians (Instructional) |  | Author: Jim Fleser
Brand: Hal Leonard
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Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 2134
Media: Paperback
Pages: 12
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.7 x 0.2
MPN: 695579
Model: 695579
ISBN: 0634021427
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
UPC: 073999955798
EAN: 9780634021428
ASIN: 0634021427
Publication Date: December 1, 2000
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Product Description
Master chord theory ... in minutes! The Chord Wheel is a revolutionary device that puts the most essential and practical applications of chord theory into your hands. This tool will help you improvise and solo, talk about chops!; comprehend key structure like never before; instantly transpose any progression into each and every key; compose your own music, watch your songwriting blossom! No music reading is necessary. "This is the kind of device that players of any instrument can use to enhance their musical understanding. Chord and key relationships are inseparable, and learning these relationships is a must in becoming a successful musician," Alan Remington, Orange Coast College Music Dept.
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Useful tool February 19, 2010
Woody68
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Though this is not perfect, it is useful. Yes, if you know theory well enough, you can figure most of this out in your head. However, if your a novice or just need a reminder, this is great. No, it doesn't completely describe theory or cover every possible option but I don't think it was intended to. The instructions inside are brief but there is a website to back it up. I find this thing very useful.
 Helped me break through my wall February 18, 2010
Ronniet102 (New Jersey)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is great! I have been trying to learn on my own and taking a few lessons but felt like I was hitting a wall. The teachers I went to tried teaching me about theory but for some reason nothing was getting through. I got this book and everything came into view. I immeditatly began to understand it and how songs were put together. If everyone feels they are stuck and have hit a wall you need to get this and I guarantee you will get instant results.
Finally demystified everything about music theory for me February 7, 2010
Heather Haskins (Chicago, IL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't say enough positive things about this brief little book!
I read through the reviews here before buying figuring that I could use the Chord Wheel but the rest of the book would be unhelpful. So many people said the same thing. I absolutely disagree! The 12 pages in this brief book cover more material, more simply and clearly, than anything else I have ever come across.
Most books I have seen start with basics, and build on with excercises that I get lost in for lack of ability to see the big picture. What am I supposed to be learning? How does it all fit together? Why isn't this fun? I would have to practically earn a PhD in music before I would ever figure out how to be creative and actually enjoy playing music with most music instruction books.
THIS book, on the other hand, is invaluable.
The Chord Wheel itself, as everyone seems to agree, is really cool. Pick a key, play the chords within that chord family (found online or by looking them up in a separate chord reference guide) in any order or combination that appeals to you, and you sound good playing your instrument.
The 12 pages of text are OUTSTANDING. The first time I read through it, I couldn't understand it at all. The second time, it took some concentration but I managed to comprehend everything. The third time, I understood it with less effort and it made just a little more sense. After the third time through I started asking questions - what about minor keys? There are minor keys, right? I read more closely and it all started clicking. I may not be able to teach it to someone else just yet, but every time I read it, it makes more and more sense. The thing is, it's only twelve pages, so you can read it in a short time.
You don't have to master every concept to at least understand how it all fits together - and once you understand that, everything else is easier to learn. Chord progressions and analysis, circle of fifths, scales, modes - learn what that means here, and you'll have a strong conceptual foundation to get the most out of other music books - the ones I couldn't get through! I may revisit them, but there is enough here for me to work on (actually playing music, not reading and working through exercises), that I don't feel any urgency just now.
Just give the book a chance. Read through it more than once. If you don't get it, you will if you keep at it. It actually isn't all that hard, really, it is just that people like me with a minimal to zero musical background are naturally going to have a hard time building a conceptual framework for undestanding the language of music.
If you are looking for something to get you up and running, this is it! Combine it with chord reference charts or you won't be able to use it (if you can't play the chords!) but you can find that stuff online or at the library.
Brief Review from Theory Challenged Songwriter January 31, 2010
C. Cochran (Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just happened to stumble upon this product. I am one of those songwriters (as many are) who does not know how to read music. I do respect music theory and want to learn more without spending inordinate amounts of time having to do so. I like how the Chord Wheel shows us chordal connections.
Used in conjunction with other learning materials, I do think it is a worthwhile purchase. You can easily take it with you to a gig or wherever!
Concurrent to this purchase, I also bought this: The Everything Music Theory Book: A Complete Guide to Taking Your Understanding of Music to the Next Level (Everything Series)
Good luck!
 Not for beginners January 27, 2010
Bruce G. Boer (Panhandle FL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I agree that the concept of the chord wheel is a good one, but the information in the book is too advanced for a beginner. If you don't know much about musical construction and function, it is difficult to determine what the author might be telling you.
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