Chord Symbol Reading

The Shorthand Used by Everyone Open any pop songbook, jazz lead sheet, or guitar chord book and you will see chord symbols above the staff: C, G7, Am, Dm7. These letters and numbers are a complete instruction for what chord to play. Unlike classical sheet music (which notates every single note), chord symbols give you freedom, you can voice the..

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