**Don't just memorize guitar chords. Understand how they work — and use them to play the Bollywood songs you love.**

*Chord Charcha* is a comprehensive guitar chord reference created especially for guitarists who enjoy Hindi film and Bollywood music.

Whether you are learning new chords, looking for alternative chord positions, improving your rhythm playing, or trying to understand the chords behind your favourite songs, this book brings the essential information together in one practical reference.

Inside you'll find:

• **15 common chord types** — including major, minor, diminished, augmented, suspended, 6th, minor 6th and 7th chords.

• **30 movable and barré chord shapes** — giving you different positions and voicings across the guitar fretboard.

• **Popular chord combinations and progressions** — with explanations of their relationship to scales and Indian raag influences.

• **Practical strumming patterns** — including commonly used 6-beat, 8-beat, 14-beat and 16-beat rhythms.

• **250+ chord charts for popular Bollywood songs** — making the book a useful reference whenever you want to pick up your guitar and play.

• **Free supporting online lessons** — many topics in the book are connected with freely available Khaas Baat guitar lessons for additional explanation and demonstration.

*Chord Charcha* combines guitar chord theory with practical application, helping you move beyond simply memorizing chord diagrams and better understand how chords, progressions, rhythm, scales and songs fit together.

**About the Author**

Pawan Jalan is a musician and guitar educator with over three decades of experience. He is the creator of Khaas Baat Rhythm Guitar Lessons, where he teaches guitar chords, chord progressions, scales, raag influences, strumming patterns and detailed analyses of popular Bollywood songs.

The supporting Khaas Baat lessons referenced throughout the book are available free online.