Chord Chemistry by Ted Greene

Chord Chemistry is a very advanced book. It's aimed at experienced players who really need to understand chord construction on the guitar.

The idea isn't that you'll practice and learn the 500 or so ways to play an A chord that Ted gives.

Rather, you'll find the chord construction you need, using your ear, and transpose it to the right key.

Then you'll keep coming back whenever you need another idea, twist or trick. After a few years, you'll have probably memorized 1/10th of what he gives you, but you'll have a really good handle on being able to come up with the remaining 9/10ths if you need to.

OK. I got it.
It really clarified my doubts.
Thanks a lot.

Cheers,
Roberto

I still work with that book every single day. I've probably spent about 2500 hours with it over the years, and absorbed maybe 20% of what it has to offer.

It's not a book you go through in a linear fashion. The really short chapters are basically either prerequistes (like section 1 on learning the fingerboard) or little tricks that you'll pick up fast (like section 10 on moving chords a fourth). But the real meat is in two parts:

Section 8 - the chord reference charts, and

Sections 11 on - substitutions, moving voices, chord melodies, etc.

So study up on the part 2 stuff. Get the basic examples down. Then the fun starts - take an idea from one of the later sections, and play them with other chords from section 8. Be sure to put things in other keys, too, and think about the actual notes in the voicings - you can incorporate open strings into many chords, which is something Ted doesn't really go into.

Thanks a lot Noteboat!!
Good to meet you.
By the way I have another question for you in the Noatboat Book subject.Please check it out.!!
I'm really enjoying your book. (My finances have decreased dramatically with all the resources books I've just bought,including your book and ted's ) :))

All the best.
PS. More excellent articles please!

One topic that I'm really interested in developing in is Voice-Leading. Ted Greene explains it quite well, but I would like to have more info,or compare it with other texts. Could you recommend guys other book or articles that cover this subject?
Thank you.

Greetings:

One of the best ways to learn voice leading is to study Brazilian music or jazz standards and watch what happens on individual strings as you move between chords.

Voice leading is often subtle, and the Brazilians were masters of subtlety.

Mike

Thanks for the tip!
cheers