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About the Author: Wayne Chase, Musicologist

Wayne Chase is a musicologist and author of a range of music reference works on Western tonal music.

Educated at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Chase began his career in the music industry in 1980 as a recording engineer, occasional session player, record producer, and technical instructor. Since the 1990s, he has been investigating and writing on measurable indicators of popular song quality.

Chase also researches the identification, measurement, and analysis of emotional meaning in language, especially as it applies to song lyrics. He holds five patents in the field of connotative intelligence.

Publications

Books

How music really works: The essential handbook for songwriters, performers, and music students. (print and digital)
Second edition, print (2006):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-55-4
Second edition, digital (2013):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-56-1 (pdf)
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-58-5 (mobi)
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-57-8 (epub)

Complete keyboard chords. (e-book)
Second edition, digital (2018):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-26-4 (pdf)

Complete guitar chords. (e-book)
Second edition, digital (2018):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-16-5 (pdf)

Guitar and keyboard scales. (e-book)
Second edition, digital (2018):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-36-3 (pdf)

SongMatrix: How songwriting really works. (print and digital)
First edition, print (forthcoming, 2024):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-60-8
      First edition, digital (forthcoming, 2024):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-61-5 (pdf)
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-62-2 (mobi)
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-63-9 (epub)

Words with power: Emotionally-loaded lists and style elements for writers of creative prose, poetry, and song lyrics. (print and digital)
First edition, print (forthcoming, 2024):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-70-7
      First edition, digital (forthcoming, 2024):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-71-4 (pdf)
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-72-1 (mobi)
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-73-8 (epub)

Music Reference Charts and User Guides

Complete keyboard chord poster. (print and digital)
Second edition, print (2006):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-20-2
Second edition, digital (2017):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-23-3

Complete guitar chord poster. (print and digital)
Second edition, print (2006):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-10-3
Second edition, digital (2017):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-13-4

Guitar and keyboard scales poster. (print and digital)
Second edition, print (2006):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-30-1
Second edition, digital (2017):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-33-2

Musical instruments poster. (print and digital)
Second edition, print (2006):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-40-0
Second edition, digital (2017):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-43-1

Chord Progression Chart. (print and digital)
First edition, print (2017):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-03-5
First edition, digital (2017):
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-02-8 (pdf)