Hal Leonard

A Comprehensive, Easy-to-Approach Guide for the Everyday Musician

Author: David Pearl
Format: Softcover with Audio Online
Version: Theory Text

The intricacies of chord theory can be intimidating to the average musician. In this book, author David Pearl breaks down the following topics in an easy-to-understand way:

• intervals
• chord qualities and functions
• power chords, triads and seventh chords
• chord extensions
• modulation and transposition
• song forms
• advanced chord types

All of these concepts are further demonstrated using popular songs, some of which include "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, "Pinball Wizard" by The Who, "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder, "Yesterday" by The Beatles and many more.

Song List:

• Ain't Gon' Let Nobody Turn Me Round
• Ain't No Sunshine
• Aja
• Bali Ha'i
• Besame Mucho
• The Best Thing For You
• Blowin' In The Wind
• Blue Moon
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• Cool
• Crystal Silence
• Day Dream
• A Day In The Life Of A Fool (Manha De Carnaval)
• Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
• Fur Elise, WoO 59
• Hallelujah
• Happier
• Havana
• Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
• Home On The Range
• Hush, Little Baby
• I Love A Piano
• I'll Be Seeing You
• If I Ain't Got You
• Iko Iko
• Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho)
• Karn Evil 9 (First Impression)
• Lean On Me
• Love, Look Away
• Michael Row The Boat Ashore
• A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
• Nature Boy
• Not A Day Goes By
• Oh! Darling
• Pinball Wizard
• Rock Around The Clock
• 'Round Midnight
• Saint James Infirmary
• Scarborough Fair
• Theme From The Simpsons
• Smoke On The Water
• So In Love
• The Sound Of Silence
• Stand By Me
• Sunday
• Superstition
• Sweet Happy Life (Samba de Orpheo)
• Tapestry
• This Land Is Your Land
• T.N.T.
• Turn Out The Stars
• Under Pressure
• What The World Needs Now Is Love
• Yesterday
• You Are My Sunshine