simple chord chart guitar

Most are printed paperbacks. Some editions are sold with audio (for example, 2 CDs) and/or include online audio or video access (often marketed as Book/Audio Online).

They vary widely: compact references can list over 500 chords, while larger compendiums may list more than 2,000 chords.

Many beginner books include audio (CDs or downloadable MP3s), online lesson support or access, and some provide video instruction (for example, about an hour of video or online audio/video access).

They commonly show the melody in standard notation and tablature, chord symbols and diagrams, lyrics, any key 'hook' parts, and suggested strum or fingerpicking patterns.

Easy songbooks typically include a mix of movie themes, rock and pop hits, standards (including jazz), and children's songs.

Many titles target beginning musicians (including adults and teenagers), while some chord references are designed to serve guitarists of every skill level.

Instruction books cover chord types such as major, minor, augmented, diminished and other 'special' chords, and often include chord formulas plus sections on common progressions and scale formulas for creating progressions.

Some chord references are explicitly compact for easy travel and bag storage; example small dimensions are about 7.6 x 5.8 inches for take-anywhere use.