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The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musiciansx$8.36
  (23 reviews)
Best Price: $8.36
Master chord theory ... in minutes! The Chord Wheel is a revolutionary device that puts the most essential and practical applications of chord theory into your hands. This tool will help you: Improvise and Solo - Talk about chops! Comprehend key structure like never before; Transpose Keys - Instantly transpose any progression into each and every key; Compose Your Own Music - Watch your songwriting blossom! No music reading is necessary. "This is the kind of device that players of any instrument can use to enhance their musical understanding. Chord and key relationships are inseparable, and learning these relationships is a must in becoming a successful musician." - Alan Remington, Orange Coast College Music Dept.
UPC: 073999955798
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Customer Reviews
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This book should be your first music book!
By A1ACUEVPCS388O on 2006-11-02
Seriously. When I first tried to learn something about music years ago, I
was completely stymied by the notes -- what do you play and when? how
come some notes sound better than others? why do certain songs (like
jazz & bass "standards") seem so similar, but sound so different?
How does everyone know what to play & when?
Well, it's all here. And you don't even have to get past the cover!
The Chord Wheel finally demistifies how songs are put together
around chords, and how those chords follow a progression. Now
you can visually see not only exactly what you should play, but
how to put together other chord patterns.
Frankly, I don't understand why other music books have never
covered this material this way.
Truly enlightening!
Simply genius
By A322RDQ80TVH3Z on 2006-07-13
This is an incredibly easy intro to music theory. It shows which chords sound good with other chords. It shows how simply folk and rock songs are put together (3 or 4 chords, usually). I'm an "adult beginner" on piano and keep it on the piano at all times. It helps me figure out how to accompany myself once I've picked out a tune. I may even be on the verge of composing a song, thanks to this simple tool. Changing keys seemed impossibly difficult until I got this. (If you've ever wondered what is meant by the I, IV, V chords, get this and life will make sense.) Most of all, it's fun. Highly recommended.
Very good tool that helps create great progressions quickly
By AJOS0A9GCEVCF on 2006-03-20
The chord wheel has helped me greatly in creating more interesting progressions very quickly. It has 12 pages of information that tells how to use the wheel on the front of the book. This information alone may not be enough to get the most use out of this tool, but it does help. I would recommend this in conjunction with a good music theory book. Edly's Music Theory for Practical People would be a good choice to pair this tool with. Regardless of how much theory knowledge you have, it is well worth the price and is a very good tool. I have told many friends about it and almost all of them have purchased one. They have also found it very useful!
Great visual, Text is gibberish
By A3MR8OBKXGXKW0 on 2007-02-27
The cover is a great visual representation of progressions and the relationship between chords.
However the text is unclear GIBBERISH.
There are a few gems of information deeply buried beneath condescending inferences that you should ALREADY KNOW this, TRUST ME on that, or JUST TRY IT and it will work.
This book doesn't teach theory, it CONFUSES an average student
It would be better to have just the cover and a one page explanation of its usage on the back-
that would be worth $5, but at this cost it is not worth it!
The Chord Wheel
By A33KDXE65PADRY on 2006-02-23
The book is very short with 12 pages. The book gives a very basic view on the relation of chords and chord functions. It has some other stuff, like chord construction, scales, and transposition. The best thing about the book is the chord wheel on the cover. It has a moveable plastic to set to a key and it will tell you what relation the chords are in the key. Don't buy the book if you are looking of in depth music theory, buy it for the interactive chord wheel diagram on the cover.
- Wait... this is a Circle of Fiths
By A2SUSBT96XIC1N on 2006-11-29
Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds.... This is the circle of fifths with a movable wheel. This same material should be in any basic concept of music theory and jazz chord theory.
That being said. It is nice to have in a "circular slide rule" format like a color wheel and other "wheel" products. It gives someone not already introduced to the circle of fifths some insite into progression construction (I IV V , circle of fifths progressons and chromatic progressions) and other areas of chord theory.
That's why I give it 2 stars insead of 0.
- A wonderful music theory tool
By A2O2YTM7QK561X on 2007-07-03
I have played guitar for over 10 years. I am a guitar instructor as well. Sometimes it's difficult to keep all the chord theory in my head at all times. This little tool, the Chord Wheel, is an excellent aid that I find myself using often.
The Chord Wheel has a spinnable template that lays over the circle of fifths. Instantly, it helps you understand the flats and sharps in each key. Once you spin it to a certain key, it gives you all the main chord substitutions for every step in the gey--genious. The Chord Wheel also has some excellent chord theory instruction within its few pages.
I use The Chord Wheel as part of my teaching curriculum. I haven't found a better tool to teach the circle of fifths or to introduce my students to the power of basic chord substitutions.
Excellent product, Jim. Thanks.
Hope this helps.
-Craig Nybo, co-author of Total Human: The Complete Strength Training System
- Great for other chorded instruments--not just guitars!
By AG0O5O7EWWJR6 on 2006-04-14
I really like this book and have found it very helpful. The best part is that it is not specific to traditional guitar fingerings or piano like many chord theory books, therefore it helps me even though I play bouzouki tuning on my four-string guitar. And if I ever switch to mandolin, it will be useful there too.
Also, the visual, colorful layout showing the relationships of the chords to each other is great.
- Chord Wheel
By A3UV25VDCBNGIU on 2006-11-09
This is so over the top. I had no clue how to use it, gave it to my piano teacher who promised to "try to figure the thing out", and never could. It's a bust.
- It can bring you out of confusion.
By A3AI1XQRS88JE7 on 2006-07-29
Chords are a really important part of music theory. Understending them makes everything easier. So I would recomend it as a tool for composition or music theory.
- Nice Presentation of a circle of 5ths and 4ths
By A2LES6BKEHXH90 on 2007-03-25
Well it's just a nice presentation of a circle of 5th and 4ths that would be found on plenty of websites. However for a student getting into harmony and discovering these basic elements for the first time it could work. If it gets a student thinking about harmony and starting them composing around a 6 chord set and transposing into new keys - well it's done it's job.
- Amazing!
By A3EH6RTDZ3JI1L on 2006-10-06
This book is awesome. It's like having a secret decoder ring for writing music and understanding music theory.
- Great tool
By A2PKYKBA25RSFG on 2007-03-08
The Chord Wheelis great for anyone trying to transcribe something that doesn't sound quite right or anyone who's forgotten their theory. It's easy to read and colourful therefore easy on the eye! It really is pretty handy.
- THE VISUAL INFORMATION
By AE6N66EDEC689 on 2007-05-12
THis book was purchased for my daughter who is doing music theory at the moment. She says that it is extremely useful due to the visual information conveyed by the wheel
- More knowledge never hurts.
By A92EVU3N8XLLV on 2007-05-12
As I am interested in the mechanics of musical composition, I find this is a basic tool in furthering my knowledge.
- Big Rave!!!
By A3O43BCTRDMB1T on 2007-05-12
Darn good, easily understood manual that doesn't require two years of music theory to deal with. First rate!
- theif?!!
By AU6V2ZU5N2069 on 2008-06-07
Mr. Schulz, you invented nothing. This wheel was originally published at least 60 years ago, and probably invented well before that. In music, we all stand on the shoulders of our forebears.
- A most excellent product
By A3LBB2B28W34FS on 2007-12-11
Buy this. It puts many things about chord theory and music relationships right at yor fingertips. It's worth twice the price. Just stare at it and you will absorb it.
- Great Tool
By A29HLUOXX2OW60 on 2008-03-18
This is a concise reference tool for a musician. Once you understand the concept this will save you hours of work !!
- The Chord Wheel
By A1DTT1Z53PE6OG on 2008-05-11
I bought chord wheel a couple years ago and could not figure the thing out to little explanation and I play piano hoping to help me play by ear better. No luck it sits in the bottom of all my music. I am trying one of the other music books right now.
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