help naming chords

[T1nM4n]

ok so i write a lot of songs, and i dont know a lot about music itself, like theroy and chord names and stuff like that, i mean i know the names to all the barre chords and standard open chords but a lot of the time i kinda make my own chords and idk what to naem em, ive tried to use chordfinder.com but it doesnt always work, so if some one cold help me name these that would be awsome, or maybe direct me somewhere to learn to do it myself that would be even better cuz i actually wanan learn what im doing now, not jstu have it done for me, i took lessons for about 2 years and i was young then and wasnt interested in theroy and stuff liek that so i quit my lessons, and now i entirely regret it and as soon as my old guitar teacher gets an opening im taking lessons agian but untill then can i have a lil help

thanks in advance

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these are the chords used, not in any order, and u can ignore the single note picking parts thats mostly for my refernce cuz i havea horrible memory

  Am  E   G     ?     Cadd9?  ?
|--------------------------------|
|-1-------3-1-0-5-3-0-3-------5--|
|-2---1---0-----x-----0-------x--|
|-2---2---0-----x-----2-------4--|
|-----2---2-----4-----3-------5--|
|---------3-----5----------------|

[T1nM4n]

o ya and i play those chords capo on 3rd fret but u dont have to worry about changing the chord names if i could sjtu get them as if they were played w/o capo that works fine for me

[dmbguitar718]

first one is an a major, second one a dsus2. but it has not fifth, so im not really sure how (or if) you'd extend the name.

[Pickles]

the second chord is a Dadd9(no5), not a Dsus2.

the notes used in the chord (from low to high) are D F# E. a normal Dmaj chord has D F# A. this chord doesnt have the A, but adds in the 9th.

[dmbguitar718]

the second chord is a Dadd9(no5), not a Dsus2.

the notes used in the chord (from low to high) are D F# E. a normal Dmaj chord has D F# A. this chord doesnt have the A, but adds in the 9th.

gotcha.

but wait, i thought you have had to have the complete chord in order for it to be an add chord? if not, then what differentiates sus's from add's?

[fatjack]

the second chord is a Dadd9(no5), not a Dsus2.

the notes used in the chord (from low to high) are D F# E. a normal Dmaj chord has D F# A. this chord doesnt have the A, but adds in the 9th.

gotcha.

but wait, i thought you have had to have the complete chord in order for it to be an add chord? if not, then what differentiates sus's from add's?

sus has no 3rd, the fifth has nothing to do with it

[fatjack]

the second chord is a Dadd9(no5), not a Dsus2.

not necessary

[i like tictacs]

hat trick.

[seth_southerland]

here is what i use when i need to find a chord name

http://www.jguitar.com/chordname?string ... &string0=x

[T1nM4n]

here is what i use when i need to find a chord name

http://www.jguitar.com/chordname?string ... &string0=x

ya this seems to work better than what i used before, does anyone know where i can learn to name chords myself, or is it something that has to be ttaught

[Duffman]

you should probably be taught it, but check out this site if you want the basics.

http://www.teoria.com

[Pickles]

heres a nice list. the numbers refer to the interval in the scale (ie, the Cmaj Scale C D E F G A B. C = 1, D = 2, etc). a b3 would mean half step below the third, # would mean half step above, etc.

• maj - 1 3 5
• min - 1 b3 5
• maj7 - 1 3 5 7
• (dom)7 - 1 3 5 b7
• m7 - 1 b3 5 b7
• sus2 - 1 2 5
• sus4 - 1 4 5
• aug - 1 3 #5
• dim - 1 b3 b5
• add2 - 1 2 3 5
• add4 - 1 3 4 5
• (dom)9 - 1 3 5 b7 9
• maj9 - 1 3 5 7 9
• min9 - 1 b3 5 b7 9
• dom11 - 1 3 5 b7 9 11
• maj11 - 1 3 5 7 9 11
• min11 - 1 b3 5 b7 9 11
• dom13 - 1 3 5 b7 9 13
• maj13 - 1 3 5 7 9 13
• min13 - 1 b3 5 b7 9 13
• Dim(full) - 1 b3 b5 bb7(6)
• aug7 - 1 3 #5 b7

oh.. and i just like putting the (no5) in there.

[T1nM4n]

you should probably be taught it, but check out this site if you want the basics.

http://www.teoria.com

ya i really plan on being taught it but i figured maybe i could read up and try to teach myself a lil till i get back into lessons, my guitar teacher is one of the best in the area so i have to wait for someone to quit their lessons b4 i can get in since he is so busy lately