Modern Chord Progressions by Ted Greene
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Book Reviews of Modern Chord Progressions
Book Review: This is probably the best book you will find aboug traditional guitar chords
Summary: 5 Stars
Years ago I spent hours and hours learning these chords and highlighting my favorite sets of chords (I still do it, but now with Mick Goodrick books). Nice thing about this book is that the chords are given in context-jazz harmonic progressions. Of course you can replace the chords at will, but you have something to start with.
The author starts with the simplest chords within progression and than using "reharmonization techniques" develops more complicated sets of chords.
-Zoran R.
Book Review: Reason for studying music theory
Summary: 5 Stars
Observing people who have demonstrated a fluency in their instrument, and, using this information to develop one's own ideas are the benefits of study.
Ted Greene is able to convey his passion for playing the guitar. He communicates his musicianship with his writings. Tab and other music notation accompany his chord studies. He is a highly recommended resource.
Book Review: The perfect complement to "Chord Chemistry"
Summary: 4 Stars
Ted Greene continues the lessons taught in Chord Chemistry, treating chord progressions in the same exhaustive manner. He takes a progression (say, I-vi-ii-V7) and demonstrates a large number of chord combinations, many of which lend themselves to creating melodic lines. At first look, it appears to be nothing more than page after page of four-chord groupings, but as you work through this book (and it will take you some time), you realize that you're not just playing chords, you're making music, and before you know it, you find yourself escaping Ted's world and finding your own way around the fingerboard. This book, like its companion, is not particularly well laid-out; the chord diagrams are drawn in, and the text, though typeset rather than typed, still contains a few handwritten notes, but again, it was a product of its time (the early 1970's) and Ted can be a very funny person. Toward the end of the book, he has a handwritten note that says, "If you haven't cussed me out by now, you will after you try these." Don't expect to get through this book in a couple of weeks, but it will become as much a fixture in your library as Chord Chemistry.Book Review: Ted Greene Strikes Back!
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this book a lot more than Greene's original 'Chord Chemistry' because the gargantuan amount of voicings included in the book are applied to REAL chord progressions, not organized simply by chord quality. I own all of the Ted Greene books because he was an amazing teacher and there is a mine of information to be had from each, but this and Single Note Soloing Vol. 2 are the best of his in my opinion.Book Review: guitar
Summary: 4 Stars
I have only one consideration regarding this book and another of his actaully and that is that the hand drawn chord diagrams are difficult to read. I would prefer the diagrams a little larger and clearer. I give it a 4 star overall. Minus one star for the illegibality
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