The way I learn is visually. I'd like a deck of large (like 81/2x11) flash or cram or study cards that I could place on a music stand next to the computer as reference. Before I launch a google search, if anyone has had experience with such a product let me know.
Thanks,
Mark
Hey Mark,
I looked for many hours online trying to track down cue cards (laminated or not) with chord name on one side and fingerings on the other. It proved futile. So I just made my own non-laminated cards using thick 3x5 cards and a six-line five-fret ink stamp that I got from Amazon (and an ink pad). I stamped out about 50 at a time and then filled in a few every day. I now have hundreds of them. Not fancy, but it's definitely inexpensive and they get the job done.
Sascha
Hey Mark,
I looked for many hours online trying to track down cue cards (laminated or not) with chord name on one side and fingerings on the other. It proved futile. So I just made my own non-laminated cards using thick 3x5 cards and a six-line five-fret ink stamp that I got from Amazon (and an ink pad). I stamped out about 50 at a time and then filled in a few every day. I now have hundreds of them. Not fancy, but it's definitely inexpensive and they get the job done.
Sascha
What do you think about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Reference-Beginners-Guitarists-Laminated-Cheatsheets/dp/B086SD6F9Y/ref=asc_df_B086SD6F9Y/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459503838921&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4432726914874831915&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028836&hvtargid=pla-944978928423&th=1
or
https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Cheatsheets-Cheatsheet-Laminated-Reference/dp/B07BMJJM6S/ref=asc_df_B07BMJJM6S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312134107081&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4432726914874831915&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028836&hvtargid=pla-573843487591&mcid=0a0cd21a2a8e3289a026a0e11e5c50f1&th=1
They might be the same. I haven't reviewed since coping.
The second link you supplied takes you to this page:
Get the set that I circled. Those happen to be the exact ones that I now own and use in conjunction with my cue cards. I thought that you were looking for one chord per card. The other link you provided shows cards with a LOT of very obscure chords, at least to anyone but a professional. The circled set has all the chords (and perhaps the only chords) that you'll need for a long time.
Actually, the set of 3 cards to the left of the ones I circled would work well too. Both have the same chord sheet plus one or two additional sheets. Which one to get depends on whether you want to focus on barre chords (circled set) or scales and triads (set to the left of circled).
Sascha
Thanks Sascha,
Take a look at this link if you would. The page is associated with the one you're showing. I know I need something similar to your link and mine I'm not sure which. I don't know enough to know.
I'm inclined to my link only because 3 of the cards seem less busy/easier to read. But I'm really interested in your take.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV7FDC6H/ref=syn_sd_onsite_desktop_0?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aref=794B5E96182634D20C7385E61F7FE059E5F2C20E90AB619D8607A1C0FA1D658E&th=1
I've never come across a single set of cards that had everything I needed and none of what I didn't need at the time. Those cards associated with the last link that you provided would likely not be of much use to you. Most of it requires advanced knowledge of music theory. The chord card contains mostly esoteric chords that would be useful to whom?? (Dom6, Maj7add13) - and it's missing all of the common chords.
I think that you should concentrate on learning chords first, and by that I mean the following chords for each key:
Major
Maj6
Maj7
Dom7
Minor
Min6
Min7
Aug (sus) 4
Add 9
Then you can move on to all of the barre chords laid out in the CAGED system.
I think that the cards that I circled in an earlier post would be the best for you at this point.
Learning triads is important but really only for soloing, in my opinion.
Circle of Fifths is theoretical heavy lifting, and not something you need right to know now.
Scales are important, too. But you can get by with just a few for a long time, and you'll necessarily come across them in the core curriculum tutorials.
Don't take on too much at one time or you'll get frustrated rather quickly.
Sascha
I've never come across a single set of cards that had everything I needed and none of what I didn't need at the time. Those cards associated with the last link that you provided would likely not be of much use to you. Most of it requires advanced knowledge of music theory. The chord card contains mostly esoteric chords that would be useful to whom?? (Dom6, Maj7add13) - and it's missing all of the common chords.
I think that you should concentrate on learning chords first, and by that I mean the following chords for each key:
Major
Maj6
Maj7
Dom7
Minor
Min6
Min7
Aug (sus) 4
Add 9
Then you can move on to all of the barre chords laid out in the CAGED system.
I think that the cards that I circled in an earlier post would be the best for you at this point.
Learning triads is important but really only for soloing, in my opinion.
Circle of Fifths is theoretical heavy lifting, and not something you need right to know now.
Scales are important, too. But you can get by with just a few for a long time, and you'll necessarily come across them in the core curriculum tutorials.
Don't take on too much at one time or you'll get frustrated rather quickly.
Sascha
Thank you again Miss Sascha. Your response is precisely why I presented the alternatives. I will purchase the set you initially recommended.
BTW, I don't know if I already told you but your earlier suggestion of Miss Lisa knocked it out of the park! At this point in my learning curve - 3 weeks in - she is absolutely what I need. Slow go. Easy peasy. Don't take anything for granted. Thank you very much.
Mark
I too think Lisa's style of teaching and general vibe is great for those of us who tend to get stressed out over not going fast enough. Slow and steady is definitely the most effective for me, too.
Because of some fluctuating vision problems, my main chord, triad, fretboard and scale charts/diagrams are 24" x 32" posters that I affixed to slabs of cardboard. Unlike the small cards, the large ones are absolutely impossible to misplace. You can get those on Amazon as well.
BTW, not that it really matters, but I'm a Mister, not a Miss. My mom immigrated from Russia where Sascha is predominantly a boy's name, as opposed to the U.S. where it's primarily a girl's name.
Sascha
Hi Mark
these are designed to hook on the fretboard so might be a bit of a gimmick but they could also stand alone.
It's surprising how we get sucked in to buying stuff we thought we needed then find they quickly lose their purpose.
GT has the chord finder in the toolbox. Even if you just draw yourself one a day on some blank A5 chords you will quickly gather what you need and then only what you need.
Plus writing them out is another means of inputting data in to our little grey/gray cells
I always thought they would be handy for laying out some chord progressions on the music stand, either as common progressions but also as shuffling to give a few more random progressions while still using the common chords
Dave L
Mark
These are the size you were looking for
By Hal Leonard so a respected name
At least now you know they exist
Dave L
Hi Mark
these are designed to hook on the fretboard so might be a bit of a gimmick but they could also stand alone.
It's surprising how we get sucked in to buying stuff we thought we needed then find they quickly lose their purpose.
GT has the chord finder in the toolbox. Even if you just draw yourself one a day on some blank A5 chords you will quickly gather what you need and then only what you need.
Plus writing them out is another means of inputting data in to our little grey/gray cells
I always thought they would be handy for laying out some chord progressions on the music stand, either as common progressions but also as shuffling to give a few more random progressions while still using the common chords
Dave L
Thanks for the heads up Dave-
Mark
