chord help

DJR · Post by **DJR** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 2:17 pm

thanks for all the help guys, haven't checked this thread in a while so i haven't responded til now, but thanks

borocks · Post by **borocks** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 2:38 pm

Davy28 wrote:Also you can add the C# bass note to A for a sightly different sound. I like it.

dave uses this one in Grey street, I like chords with alterned bass notes. The 4x222x of TSB sounds nice as well

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:44 pm

borocks wrote:
Davy28 wrote:Also you can add the C# bass note to A for a sightly different sound. I like it.
dave uses this one in Grey street, I like chords with alterned bass notes. The 4x222x of TSB sounds nice as well

yeah I agree.

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:21 pm

grock wrote:
fatjack wrote:542225
wow FJ, i love that stretch. i think it is fun to use normal open shapes and change them into Barred Chords like this. Rock on.

the hardest is the 542255 "G" shape where you use your first finger to barre the 2's and you'r pinky to barre the 5's. i can't get there very fast but i'm working on it. i do this with "C" shapes all the time. like 9-12-11-9-10-9, etc.

and D shapes like a great high A is x-0-x-9-10-9 and his close cousin x-0-7-9-10-(0 or 9 or 12).

and the inversions 9-0-7-9-10-0 etc.

i usually substitute the C shaped D chord (x54232) in place of any regular D, sounds a lot better to me

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:28 am

fatjack wrote:

i usually substitute the C shaped D chord (x54232) in place of any regular D, sounds a lot better to me

yeah its cool to get that extra F# note in the D. I play 2x0232 a lot but not x54232 very much. although I do like this one x542x5

grock · Post by **grock** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:49 am

fatjack wrote:
grock wrote:
fatjack wrote:542225
wow FJ, i love that stretch. i think it is fun to use normal open shapes and change them into Barred Chords like this. Rock on.

the hardest is the 542255 "G" shape where you use your first finger to barre the 2's and you'r pinky to barre the 5's. i can't get there very fast but i'm working on it. i do this with "C" shapes all the time. like 9-12-11-9-10-9, etc.

and D shapes like a great high A is x-0-x-9-10-9 and his close cousin x-0-7-9-10-(0 or 9 or 12).

and the inversions 9-0-7-9-10-0 etc.
i usually substitute the C shaped D chord (x54232) in place of any regular D, sounds a lot better to me

right on. there is a WSP song that uses a normal D chord then a D like you said and then the normal D and then a E with that same shape and it's like so funked out.

when i learned that song, i was just so pumped to know that you could make other chords into barre chords and just the limitless horizon that opened up to song writing. oh i am so happy.

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:02 am

Most of dave's chord based live jams are based off alternate chords like you mentioned.

sunglassesatnight · Post by **sunglassesatnight** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:50 am

Amaj9 is cool, don't know if it'd fit in your song though.

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gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:04 am

slimerdmb24 wrote:Amaj9 is cool, don't know if it'd fit in your song though.

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interesting. not very often can you get the 3,5,7 and 9 in one chord. That's a hell of a major chord.

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:54 pm

gravedigger wrote:
slimerdmb24 wrote:Amaj9 is cool, don't know if it'd fit in your song though.

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interesting. not very often can you get the 3,5,7 and 9 in one chord. That's a hell of a major chord.

this my favorite shape for the maj9 on the 6th string

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i like it cuz it gets the 7 in twice

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:45 pm

We were just thinking of ways to give it a rounder or varied sound. Adding a C# bass note is a good way to do that.

Just clarifying to everyone that these are called inversions or slash chords i.e. A/C#. C# in the bass would be the first inversion. E in bass would be the second.

5-7-9-6-0-0.

nice little stretch but sounds nice.

Thats an add9 I believe. I really like this one too. It's like a mix between a sus2 and a major chord.

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:54 pm

fatjack wrote:
gravedigger wrote:
slimerdmb24 wrote:Amaj9 is cool, don't know if it'd fit in your song though.

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interesting. not very often can you get the 3,5,7 and 9 in one chord. That's a hell of a major chord.
this my favorite shape for the maj9 on the 6th string

546454

i like it cuz it gets the 7 in twice

That chord is awesome. Has just a hint of sadness to it.

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:56 pm

fatjack wrote:
this my favorite shape for the maj9 on the 6th string

546454

i like it cuz it gets the 7 in twice

how many fingers do you have, boy? how the F#ck do you finger that?

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:08 pm

546454
124232

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:19 pm

MWR wrote:546454
124232

I hope you mean:

546454
213121

?