This book for both acoustic and electric guitarists is designed to be a handy guide to the 2 most important components of playing: chords and scales. More than just a reference, Guitar Chords and Scales will also help you understand how chords and scales are created, named and used, and how they are related to each other. Includes over 1,400 chord diagrams; major, minor, pentatonic, blues and diminished scales; and modes. Guitar Chords and Scales teaches how to understand intervals and build major, minor, augmented, diminished, and extended guitar chords.