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Just thought I'd drop this off here in case anyone found it helpfull...
Hey Pix that's a good tool to have. Alot of players can use a chart like this for to keep us in the right key while playing chord progressions. You can use it to transpose with also. Thanks
Very nice!
a helpful chart good find pix 
Thanks. That's very cool.
Thanks Pix - It's printed and hanging on my wall. Very handy.
Thanks Pix! Helpful indeed! That will go into my "theory notebook"! Now if only I could learn all the different notes on the strings, I could find a way to explain some of this to my husband and my son. I "get" theory, but without the power to back it up I'm lacking in being able to explain it to them! Eventually we'll get there!
Hey Pix that's a good tool to have. Alot of players can use a chart like this for to keep us in the right key while playing chord progressions. You can use it to transpose with also. Thanks
sadly it's missing the sharp/flat keys so it's not much good for transposing as you have to remember about any tones in between... 
nice try anyway...
dfoskey wrote:Hey Pix that's a good tool to have. Alot of players can use a chart like this for to keep us in the right key while playing chord progressions. You can use it to transpose with also. Thanks
sadly it's missing the sharp/flat keys so it's not much good for transposing as you have to remember about any tones in between...
nice try anyway...
It works for me and it is a Chord Chart ! Most guitarists transpose in the Major or Minor Keys and this will transpose all the chord progressions needed and if I want to play a G# progression I capo at first fret and play in a G major progression.
I own a capo and am not ashamed to use it
The best tool for transposition is the circle of 5ths. This chart is merely a tablature version of part of that.
It's a good chart, but the underlying theory that created it is applicable to all keys. So learn the theory, and the chart will make a whole lot more sense. If you just refer to the chart as a rote device, you'll never learn the theory.
Jerome ,
You are correct but you cannot deny this is a handy tool as is the circle of fifths. I disagree on learning from it also. I'm sure a lot of new players will see a common pattern by looking this over.
An easy way to remember is there are 8 tones in a scale 2 3 & 6 are minor 1 4 & 5 are major and the 7th is diminished the 8th is the octave this formula can be applied to any key
Russell,
You are right and you also don't need the above chart, but alot of others do and I think the fact it has the 1 4 5 chords, high lighted and folks can see the 6th chord is the relative minor makes this a very useful tool for lots of folks.
My point being most folks will not be Kings of Theory and this chord chart is very useful to many. I have played with some folks that have the Major side of this chart taped to their guitars and dobros. It is just another tool that some will find handy and useful.
Wyane understandable,as you say most folks will find this usefull and thats all that matters I just remember this from early guitar studies (Mel Bay 1) and have used it to find my way around progressions and to navigate thru with solos
Jerome ,
You are correct but you cannot deny this is a handy tool as is the circle of fifths. I disagree on learning from it also. I'm sure a lot of new players will see a common pattern by looking this over.
No I won't agree that it's as handy as the circle of 5th, for the very simple reason that it only supplies information on 7 keys, while the circle of 5ths provides information on all of them. It's easier to read, but its incomplete.
As I said, if you understand *why* that chart, or the circle of 5ths works the way it does, it obviates the need for them.
I didn't say that is was better or worse than the circle of fifths. I am just saying that not everyone wants to be a theory expert. Some folks just want to play songs and have fun and I think it is a useful tool.
I still remember when I needed all the help I could get and tried to pick up on any learning tools that were available and I enjoy helping others get their fingers working and making music.
To make myself clear, I said this is a handy chart and the circle of fifths is also
Jerome,
One more thing, if your gonna be in the band. We are gonna have to get along
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=13518
No one said we all have to agree on everything. In fact, that would be rather boring. I encourage everyone to disagree on something today! 
Anyway, the chart is useful. It's easy to read, and it lends itself to helping understand theory better than the circle of 5ths. But for transposing, it's missing 5 keys, so it's not the best tool for that.
One more note... \Yyou don't want me on lead. I'll play all the rhythm you want, or bass. I'm pretty good for a turnaround or fill, but genuine lead players can go on and on and on, and I can just go on, and then I get tired.
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