Chord Bible is the generic name given to a variety of
musical theory publications featuring a large number of chord diagrams for fretted stringed instruments. The subject matter applies exclusively to
chordophones, stringed
musical instruments capable of playing more than one note at a time. Members belonging to the chordophone family include the
guitar,
banjo,
mandolin,
ukulele,
charango,
balalaika,
bajo sexto and many other stringed instruments. With the chord bible, the format only tends to apply to
fretted or
keyboard instruments where a clear diagram can be illustrated to show the musician where to place his or her fingers on the
fingerboard or
keyboard.
Allied publications will alternatively be labelled chord dictionaries or chord encyclopaedias, but are essentially laid out in a similar way, albeit in a sometimes truncated format.
Capone, Phil (2006). Guitar Chord Bible: Over 500 Illustrated Chords for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz, and Classical. Chartwell Books.
ISBN978-0-7858-2083-3.
Nunes, Warren (2000). Jazz Guitar Chord Bible Complete. United Kingdom: IMP/Faber.
ISBN978-0-7692-7972-5.
Brown, Buck (2004). The Ultimate Guitar Chord Bible. United Kingdom: National Guitar Workshop.
ISBN978-1-929395-66-8.
Mandolin
Richards, Tobe A. (2007). The Mandolin Chord Bible: 2,736 Chords. United States: Fretted Friends Music/Cabot Books.
ISBN978-1-906207-01-4.
Piano & Keyboard
Gibbons, Al (1986). The Keyboard Bible. A. Gibbons.
Ashworth, Steven (2008). Keyboard Players Chord Bible. Chartwell Books.
ISBN978-0-7858-2455-8.
Lennon, Paul (2008). Keyboard Players Chord Bible: Illustrated Chords for All Styles of Music. Apple Press.
ISBN978-1-84543-298-0.
Ukulele
Richards, Tobe A. (2007). The Ukulele Chord Bible: GCEA Standard Tuning 2,160 Chords. United Kingdom: Fretted Friends Music/Cabot Books.
ISBN978-0-9553944-7-8.
Richards, Tobe A. (2007). The Baritone Ukulele Chord Bible: DGBE Standard Tuning 2,160 Chords. United Kingdom: Fretted Friends Music/Cabot Books.
ISBN978-0-9553944-9-2.