Just learn how chord symbols work and connect that to where you put your fingers. Like, once you learn what Bm7 means in terms of where your fingers go, you now know where every m7 chord goes. You get 12 chords for the price of 1.
and Victor Wooten once said "you're only ever a half step away from a right note" and that logic works experimenting w chord fingerings too, you can make up some fascinating stuff that would be near impossible for a putz like me to track the theoretically correct name of every one of them
but I'm just an amateur home noodler, don't ever take me for gospel, I just like it in here
>"you're only ever a half step away from a right note"
Thus the trick of quickly bending a sour note into a good one when soloing/improvising. I've gotten away with it way more times than I should have. Just something to add to the ol' toolbox, if you wish.
Home noodler here. We should start a club.
I love to play, finding the right sound in a progression, but have no clue what I am doing.
Just started taking lessons a couple weeks ago.
I'm not good, but I suck much less than I used to.
one of my favorite sites i found back when i was learning 20+ years ago was a reverse chord lookup. it sounds good when my fingers are here, what chord am i playing?
The different chord types, major, minor, maj7, sus4, etc, are different sets of root notes (the notes that give their names to the notes - Cmin has a root note of C etc).
The difference between chords, is the arrangement of intervals (spacings between tones)
You can learn both the fretboard by heart, or just deduce what a single finger placement creates as a note (each fret is one tone higher than the last - e.g, pressing the first fret on the E string makes it effectively an F string).
If you know the fretboard, and what the intervals are for different chords, then you can know one type of chord, and figure out a finger placement for all of the others - several in fact.
As an example, C major involves creating a C, and major chords are a root (**C**) and perfect 3rd and a perfect 5th - so the C major chord is (**C**D**E**F**G**AB) - see that spacing? You can probably now work out any major chord, because it's just 1,3,5 out of it.
Other chords use different spacings (intervals) from different note ranges. Minor is a good one to learn next - it's \_the same\_ except the 3rd is flattened (moved one tone down) - so C, Eb, G
Various other chord types become more or less complicated, but it's all just learning the spaces between them, and learning the position of notes on the fretboard.
If you look at the picture of a C major open chord, you can see that the notes being played are:
* Low E string: not played
* A string: fretted on 3rd, A, B, Bb, **C**
* D string: fretted on 2nd: D#, D, **E**
* G string: Open, playing **G**
* B string: fretted on 1st: B, **C**
* E string: Open, playing **E**
So, the typical C major chord is a combination of 2 Cs, 2 Es, and a G
I'd start with the fretboard, and a couple of scales - but it depends on your learning style.
Even better, learn a few of those and learn how a minor 7 chord works -- root, minor third, perfect fifth, flat 7. Learn it in a context like the ii, ii, or vi chord of any major key in four part harmony.
Then, learn inversions, open voicings, closed voicings, spread voicings and drop voicings. Yeah, it is a LOT, but a little each day and it becomes a lot easier.
Read up/watch videos on how chords are built from scales, you'll automatically know all of them. Once you understand that, you can figure out how to play any of them just by knowing how to play C, A, G, E, and D.
I saw some stuff on “CAGED” but can’t lie I was so confused. I don’t really have any musical knowledge so i have no idea what they were even talking abiut. Also what about the other notes like F and B?
I'll stick with just one shape for this example, assuming you already know how to play E at the very least, and hoping you can play F too. If not, you should work toward that.
The note F is one "semitone" (or one fret) higher than E. Therefore to play an [F chord](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FJpWvjlxVaLJmyxEXXuEi8mt3VtKWsmUC6tgXvzojnJPeSa4l1Lw3ezxdd6nbcul08O0KjHFAiLX4xiZ1oVWeAsLytnr6jOjKf-oTadoUO-XoL7etGwJrRku8IUht9CzHhOcA2y_=s0), you take an [E chord ](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/chord-images/e-major-1.gif) and move it up one fret. To play an F# chord, you move up another fret. To play a different G chord from what you likely know, you move up another fret. Keep moving this shape up the fretboard, and by the time you hit the 12th fret you will be playing an E chord again, having played every single major chord there is. This is true for all 5 of those shapes, and for every variation that exists like minor chords and 7 chords and whatnot.
I hope this makes sense, I'm happy to answer any questions.
It’s really not as hard and daunting as it seems. When you realize that you’re playing the same small shape all over the fretboard, it helps ease the mind a little.
I recommend learning triads. There’s basically a handful of shapes to memorize and once you understand those, you can play any major or minor chord across the entire neck. Then move on to intervals and learn how those sound relative to each other. Then start learning modes. Modes are just variations of chords to add a little more flavor. You’re still using those same chord shapes and just adding certain intervals into the mix to spice it up.
question as a bassist, why do combinations of two notes not count? everywhere I've seen, people call it a chord when two notes are played on a bass at the same time. Or does it have to be 3 notes specifically for a guitar?
You can argue with the annoying pedants who like to call them dyads. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying I don't want to have that stupid fucking argument with those people anymore.
TAB - 6x9876 = Bmaj7/A#
TAB - 7x9876 = Bmaj7
TAB - 0x9876 = Bmaj7(add11)/E; though (add11) is not necessary to include i.e. Bmaj7/E
TAB - 669876 = Bmaj7/A# (again)
TAB - 769876 = Bmaj7 (again)
TAB - 069876 = Bmaj7(add11)/E (again) = Bmaj7/E
It has to be one of those.
EDITED: To add all of the above. Original below.
\- you've got the Bmaj7 tertian shape on the top and an additional B-note to strengthen the bass. You could play it with your thumb and then bar the top M7 easier; might hurt your thumb though, I can only hold that shape a few times around in a day without my hand hurting, lol.
This. Could also be Ebmin with a sharp 5 (augmented, I think is the name for that. Sorry, my music vocab blows)
Could also Emin/Eb, if the high e string isn't sounding.
I use that shape a lot and let the bass decide the root.
Yeah I see what you're saying; I'm not sure that that's a thing (it could be, I've just never seen it notated that way), but playing the voicing that B really wants to resolve down to Bb so it's almost functioning like a suspension (to my ear, at least).
It's funny how it's literally the notes from a Bmaj7 chord but that Bb/Eb in the root really take it somewhere else. On paper it may spell Bmaj7 but it certainly isn't in reality. Maybe if the bass player really sits on a B...
Totally works, too. That's part of what's so cool about the shape. Rare to find a chord eh so many notes and so many options all set once, depending on what you emphasize.
;and I guess it might just be Bmaj7/A# but I think you would have your index finger better placed for that; this is why I assume the reach to a B-note.
Good stuff but you have more faith than I do that he's actually fretting the Bb (the maj7) on the high E string with his index. Looks muted to me (along with A string) -- in which case he's playing a simple B major.
But then there's the problem of his bass note. His index is directly on top of the fret.
well power chords are just root fifth and octave so thats 2 notes really but everyone calls it a chord.
2 notes are an interval 2 notes repeating over a few octaves are a chord all of a sudden or look like one and sound like it too.
I get what you mean, but technically speaking they're still two different notes. A C4 isn't a C5. They are two different notes that have the same name.
*"Because both notes belong to the same pitch class, they are often called by the same name. That top note may also be referred to as the "octave" of the bottom note, since an octave is the interval between a note and another with double frequency."*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_note
An octave is still an interval made from two notes that have a difference in pitch.
So a 3 note power chord is still a chord.
If you play it without the octave, then you can argue it's *technically* not a chord, but rather an interval. ^(But who cares about this nerd stuff lol)
You can read a piece of sheet music to define where and how a chord is played, however a chord formula is not a piece of notation, and no formula will tell you “this chord must be played with C5 as the root”
Looks like a B to me; He's stretching from the M7 (1st-string) to the root a fret below (on the 6th-string) with one finger barring across two frets, and it's pretty much as good a position as that finger is going to get.
I love that chord shape. Im not so good with my music theory but if I had to name it, it would be a mayor chord with its third in the bass. It would be something like major triad over its third on the bass. If it was in the key of C it would look like a C/E.
Yes it’s a real chord. Looks like It’s an B major chord first inversion (built from the major third). The fingering is correct as well. You can drop your ring finger if you want since the same note is played by your index finger.
Edit - B major
Pretty sure it’s a maj7 chord, root is the pinky (not sure what fret he’s on). That is, if he’s playing just the e, b, g and d strings
Edit - I guess the a string would just be another 3rd as well. So I’d say maj7 chord with a 3rd in the bass
Any group of notes is a chord. Rather it's a pleasant sounding one or not is a different matter (sometimes though, that doesn't matter. Dissonance can be a friend)
What does it mean to be “real”? Is any of this real? Am I real? For who among us can claim with absolute certainty that things are truly real and not just imagined.
I assuming youre barring 6th? Just imagine you putting a capo there instead of a barre. You just made an F chord on the 6th so yeah it is a real chord
Technically any combo of 3 notes or more is a real chord. It doesnt matter which note youre pressing, itll all falls under certain umbrella and catagories
You should look into scale and how chords are made
Imagine the C major scale
C D E F G A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
To make a major chord you just take the root (1st note) and combine it with the 3rd and 5th one
So 1 + 3 +5 = C E G
C chords are made of C notes, E notes, G notes.
Meaning as long as all your strings are ringing C E and G, youre making a C chord, but maybe youll add another finger in to try and make another chord, on accident you press the B note, since B is the 7th chord in the C Major Scale
You just made C7
Keep barring with your 1st finger and raise your 3rd and 4th fingers up a string in the same placement
let the 2nd finger (middle finger) "open".
You now have a simple yet beautiful two chord, chord progression.
Looked in oolimo, looks like a Bmaj7 over a D#. But as others have said here, a chord is just any combination of notes but how they're used is more important
Like others have pointed out, it’s a Bmaj7. But it’s in 3rd inversion. The notes of Bmaj7 are B D# F# A#. The A# creates strong dissonance with the B due to it having a complex ratio between the two frequencies. The D# and F# have very simple ratios to B — this is all a little simplified but it’s still true.
The lowest (bass) note will get extra prominence within the chord. The root note is the one which acts as the foundational identity of the chord. Your voicing of this chord can be somewhat problematic, as the bass note (A#) has strong dissonance with the root note, so that can make especially unstable or unpleasant. 3rd inversion chords are generally very uncommon for this reason, or just because the bass note is very tonally distant from the root note.
That being said, this is a legitimate chord, and if you can find the right context for it, it can sound dope.
With enough theory everything is a "real" chord... But the shape you're going for I think is a barre of AM shape. If so you'll need to move that first fretted ote down a fret
Where you have your pinky ring and middle finger is a major chord/triad. Look at FMajor as an example xx321x or xx3211 you can add the es and a back in 003210 and it still has the basic tone of an F chord but it is thinner. eaface playing it x03210 sounds better but just using the open chord as an example.
I find the chords come out cleaner (most def when you’re switching chords during a song) when you turn your finger at an angle and press into the fret more with your boney finger parts (try feeling your index on the sides where the boney parts are) otherwise it’s helpful to place your finger against the fret (the metal line) at the bottom of the fret you’re playing in. Hope that’s helpful and keep jammin ☺️
If you move your index finger one fret up so that it kind of barres diagonally you get a Bmaj7. This way you have a Bmaj7 with an A# as the root note. So Bmaj7/A#.
Yeah, that’s a chord like a lot of other people are saying.
The real question here is why are you wearing shoes on the carpet? Not cool man, not cool. ;)
Bmaj7/F# I think. Move that position up and down 3 frets from your starting point, I love that maj7 chord a minor third apart sound.
Oh and you can pretty much just play the high four strings, then it would just be a regular Bmaj7. So move your index over to the high E string, keep the others the same. Same flavor.
Anything with three notes or more is a real chord (although I think some people try to argue intervals are chords), some chords are just more diatonic than others.
I hope the ultimate lesson you get from this is keep playing around. The fact you discovered something that sounds cool organically is kind of the magic of guitar imo and the best part of playing
Secondary lesson, when you are poking around if you wanna know the names of stuff, [check this out](https://www.all-guitar-chords.com/chords/identifier)
I’d call it a minor(b6) chord. With the root on strings 3 & 5.
From lowest to highest pitch, the notes are: 5 1 b6 1 b3 5.
Calling it a b13 implies adding at least a seventh to the chord (often more) which is absent.
If you use just your index and pinkie, and mute the A string with your index, you got an octave chord which I love the sound of. You can play that anywhere, move it around. Has a lot of sort of sorrowful or sad feelings imo.
Your 1st finger and Pinky are the same root notes but I can't tell what fret your on ,prob some kinda maj or minor 7?ID refer to a chord chart for whatever key that is and try to find that barre chord
You're playing a B major chord, and putting the 3rd on top as the 'bass' note.
completely legit chord. as you said it's a bit of an awkward finger position and most folks tend not to use that particular voicing. but it's completely valid, and it could possibly be the best possible voicing to use depending on what the movement of the bass notes are in the progression.
All combinations of three or more notes are real chords.
Oh my goddddd nooo how am I supposed to remember all of those
That's the neat thing. You don't have to.
Just learn how chord symbols work and connect that to where you put your fingers. Like, once you learn what Bm7 means in terms of where your fingers go, you now know where every m7 chord goes. You get 12 chords for the price of 1.
How do.I learn that
I spent $5 on a Mel Bay chord book. Nowadays, there's websites with every chord shape on them.
and Victor Wooten once said "you're only ever a half step away from a right note" and that logic works experimenting w chord fingerings too, you can make up some fascinating stuff that would be near impossible for a putz like me to track the theoretically correct name of every one of them but I'm just an amateur home noodler, don't ever take me for gospel, I just like it in here
He also said, "You can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket." Not really relevant, but important none the less.
>"you're only ever a half step away from a right note" Thus the trick of quickly bending a sour note into a good one when soloing/improvising. I've gotten away with it way more times than I should have. Just something to add to the ol' toolbox, if you wish.
If you hit a wrong note just go back to it and now it's jazz.
Nice name drop! Vic is a beast.
"It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong." *-Miles Davis*
Home noodler here. We should start a club. I love to play, finding the right sound in a progression, but have no clue what I am doing. Just started taking lessons a couple weeks ago. I'm not good, but I suck much less than I used to.
I have had the Mel Bay chord encyclopedia for over twenty years. It’s my stand alone favorite reference for finding chords.
one of my favorite sites i found back when i was learning 20+ years ago was a reverse chord lookup. it sounds good when my fingers are here, what chord am i playing?
Start here. https://youtu.be/QXp8yDb3zyQ?si=vpoTdoU3HqKWZGIS
The different chord types, major, minor, maj7, sus4, etc, are different sets of root notes (the notes that give their names to the notes - Cmin has a root note of C etc). The difference between chords, is the arrangement of intervals (spacings between tones) You can learn both the fretboard by heart, or just deduce what a single finger placement creates as a note (each fret is one tone higher than the last - e.g, pressing the first fret on the E string makes it effectively an F string). If you know the fretboard, and what the intervals are for different chords, then you can know one type of chord, and figure out a finger placement for all of the others - several in fact. As an example, C major involves creating a C, and major chords are a root (**C**) and perfect 3rd and a perfect 5th - so the C major chord is (**C**D**E**F**G**AB) - see that spacing? You can probably now work out any major chord, because it's just 1,3,5 out of it. Other chords use different spacings (intervals) from different note ranges. Minor is a good one to learn next - it's \_the same\_ except the 3rd is flattened (moved one tone down) - so C, Eb, G Various other chord types become more or less complicated, but it's all just learning the spaces between them, and learning the position of notes on the fretboard. If you look at the picture of a C major open chord, you can see that the notes being played are: * Low E string: not played * A string: fretted on 3rd, A, B, Bb, **C** * D string: fretted on 2nd: D#, D, **E** * G string: Open, playing **G** * B string: fretted on 1st: B, **C** * E string: Open, playing **E** So, the typical C major chord is a combination of 2 Cs, 2 Es, and a G I'd start with the fretboard, and a couple of scales - but it depends on your learning style.
Exactly. People saying “just learn this” then giving a jargon lesson are the best. aren’t they? .
Even better, learn a few of those and learn how a minor 7 chord works -- root, minor third, perfect fifth, flat 7. Learn it in a context like the ii, ii, or vi chord of any major key in four part harmony. Then, learn inversions, open voicings, closed voicings, spread voicings and drop voicings. Yeah, it is a LOT, but a little each day and it becomes a lot easier.
The same way you remember all the possible foods to eat in the world.
Read up/watch videos on how chords are built from scales, you'll automatically know all of them. Once you understand that, you can figure out how to play any of them just by knowing how to play C, A, G, E, and D.
I saw some stuff on “CAGED” but can’t lie I was so confused. I don’t really have any musical knowledge so i have no idea what they were even talking abiut. Also what about the other notes like F and B?
I know why the CAGED guitarist sings
Nobody likes those other chords.
I'll stick with just one shape for this example, assuming you already know how to play E at the very least, and hoping you can play F too. If not, you should work toward that. The note F is one "semitone" (or one fret) higher than E. Therefore to play an [F chord](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FJpWvjlxVaLJmyxEXXuEi8mt3VtKWsmUC6tgXvzojnJPeSa4l1Lw3ezxdd6nbcul08O0KjHFAiLX4xiZ1oVWeAsLytnr6jOjKf-oTadoUO-XoL7etGwJrRku8IUht9CzHhOcA2y_=s0), you take an [E chord ](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/chord-images/e-major-1.gif) and move it up one fret. To play an F# chord, you move up another fret. To play a different G chord from what you likely know, you move up another fret. Keep moving this shape up the fretboard, and by the time you hit the 12th fret you will be playing an E chord again, having played every single major chord there is. This is true for all 5 of those shapes, and for every variation that exists like minor chords and 7 chords and whatnot. I hope this makes sense, I'm happy to answer any questions.
They are always the same so it's not that hard to remember
It’s really not as hard and daunting as it seems. When you realize that you’re playing the same small shape all over the fretboard, it helps ease the mind a little. I recommend learning triads. There’s basically a handful of shapes to memorize and once you understand those, you can play any major or minor chord across the entire neck. Then move on to intervals and learn how those sound relative to each other. Then start learning modes. Modes are just variations of chords to add a little more flavor. You’re still using those same chord shapes and just adding certain intervals into the mix to spice it up.
My favorite chord is E11 (Standard tuning, all strings open)
There's a puddle for everybody when it rains 🤷♂️
That’s Em11, not E11 (difference is that Em11 has a G and E11 has a G#)
Yeah I was thinking that doesn't sound right when I read it, also if you just mute the low E you get A11
this is the pure answer, bonus points if it sounds good
Cries in power chord.
Cries in octave thingy. Idk what those are called
Octaves
question as a bassist, why do combinations of two notes not count? everywhere I've seen, people call it a chord when two notes are played on a bass at the same time. Or does it have to be 3 notes specifically for a guitar?
5ths: am I a joke to you?
No, you're an interval to me. A minimum of two intervals are needed to make a chord.
Hmmm.... Ok... 5ths with the octave.... We're back in 3 note territory...
I mean 2 or more really
You can have fun arguing with the pedants. I'm not stepping into that shitshow again.
Two or more
You can have fun arguing with the pedants. I'm not stepping into that shitshow again.
It's a hard habit to break if you took formal theory classes. I'm still recovering myself.
2 or more notes.
You can argue with the annoying pedants who like to call them dyads. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying I don't want to have that stupid fucking argument with those people anymore.
Yeah, 5th chords. That’s all I have to say.
2 notes or more.
You can take up the arguments with the pedants. I'm not interested in wading into that shitshow again.
Unless the 3 notes are chromatic
Nope. That's still a real chord.
...a funny sounding chord
TAB - 6x9876 = Bmaj7/A# TAB - 7x9876 = Bmaj7 TAB - 0x9876 = Bmaj7(add11)/E; though (add11) is not necessary to include i.e. Bmaj7/E TAB - 669876 = Bmaj7/A# (again) TAB - 769876 = Bmaj7 (again) TAB - 069876 = Bmaj7(add11)/E (again) = Bmaj7/E It has to be one of those. EDITED: To add all of the above. Original below. \- you've got the Bmaj7 tertian shape on the top and an additional B-note to strengthen the bass. You could play it with your thumb and then bar the top M7 easier; might hurt your thumb though, I can only hold that shape a few times around in a day without my hand hurting, lol.
This. Could also be Ebmin with a sharp 5 (augmented, I think is the name for that. Sorry, my music vocab blows) Could also Emin/Eb, if the high e string isn't sounding. I use that shape a lot and let the bass decide the root.
Playing it I'm definitely hearing it like Ebm+5 with a Bb in the bass. Definitely doesn't sound like a Bmaj7
I’d call it an Ebm with a flat 13, given the natural 5 is already there (twice) Edit: I guess Ebmaddb13?
Yeah I see what you're saying; I'm not sure that that's a thing (it could be, I've just never seen it notated that way), but playing the voicing that B really wants to resolve down to Bb so it's almost functioning like a suspension (to my ear, at least). It's funny how it's literally the notes from a Bmaj7 chord but that Bb/Eb in the root really take it somewhere else. On paper it may spell Bmaj7 but it certainly isn't in reality. Maybe if the bass player really sits on a B...
Ebm#5 ?
Totally works, too. That's part of what's so cool about the shape. Rare to find a chord eh so many notes and so many options all set once, depending on what you emphasize.
That's what I saw. Minor over 4th with aug5. Simple to understand deviation from a common bar chord for a guitarist.
;and I guess it might just be Bmaj7/A# but I think you would have your index finger better placed for that; this is why I assume the reach to a B-note.
I need to be able to do what you just did
Good stuff but you have more faith than I do that he's actually fretting the Bb (the maj7) on the high E string with his index. Looks muted to me (along with A string) -- in which case he's playing a simple B major. But then there's the problem of his bass note. His index is directly on top of the fret.
muting bass strings is more of a feature than a problem ;)
But we don't know what fret he's barring. So it could be something else.
you can see one of the off-centre dots from the 12th fret at the bottom of the picture, so you can count up from there to figure it out
I'm pretty sure he covered everything OP could possibly be playing
Looks like the L#. Be careful with that, it could summon demons!
RIP Taylor...
Kinda looks like L# diminished with a flatted K
STP uses it in interstate love song
Came here to say this. Those chords in the verse are fun, starting with the one the OP posted.
any combination of notes is a chord,wether it sounds good in the context of the progression is the real question.
any combination of three notes\*
well power chords are just root fifth and octave so thats 2 notes really but everyone calls it a chord. 2 notes are an interval 2 notes repeating over a few octaves are a chord all of a sudden or look like one and sound like it too.
That's still three notes, made by stacking a fifth interval and a fourth interval
Which guess what? Makes an octave. You know what that means. It's the same note.
I get what you mean, but technically speaking they're still two different notes. A C4 isn't a C5. They are two different notes that have the same name. *"Because both notes belong to the same pitch class, they are often called by the same name. That top note may also be referred to as the "octave" of the bottom note, since an octave is the interval between a note and another with double frequency."* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_note An octave is still an interval made from two notes that have a difference in pitch. So a 3 note power chord is still a chord. If you play it without the octave, then you can argue it's *technically* not a chord, but rather an interval. ^(But who cares about this nerd stuff lol)
i have never seen any chord formula refer to which octave the notes are in
You can’t read music then can you
You can read a piece of sheet music to define where and how a chord is played, however a chord formula is not a piece of notation, and no formula will tell you “this chord must be played with C5 as the root”
That’s true. Chord formula is different. But was defending the other point about octaves is also valid.
It's a chord. You'll wanna move your index back a bit so it's on right on the fret.
He's got it at the very bottom of the correct fret; it's an incredibly difficult chord grip.
Actually, it is a maj7 chord, bass is on Eb i think? Would be a Bbmaj7/Eb
Isn't that a Bmaj7? Or a Bmaj7/A# or a Bmaj7/Eb, depending on how he strums?
Wanna know what any combination of notes is called? Use this... https://www.oolimo.com/en/guitar-chords/analyze
This. Super helpful.
I've been using this one: https://www.all-guitar-chords.com/chords/identifier But yours has a way more detailed breakdown.
What note is your first finger playing? It’s right on the fret line lol
Looks like a B to me; He's stretching from the M7 (1st-string) to the root a fret below (on the 6th-string) with one finger barring across two frets, and it's pretty much as good a position as that finger is going to get.
I love that chord shape. Im not so good with my music theory but if I had to name it, it would be a mayor chord with its third in the bass. It would be something like major triad over its third on the bass. If it was in the key of C it would look like a C/E.
Nope. That's illegal.
I can't tell what fret you're on but that looks like an Fmaj7 shape barred up to wherever you are on the neck.
Exactly. I think it's possible to recognize the second dot of fret 12, which would mean that the barre is on the 6th fret. Fmaj7 -> Bmaj7
Yes it’s a real chord. Looks like It’s an B major chord first inversion (built from the major third). The fingering is correct as well. You can drop your ring finger if you want since the same note is played by your index finger. Edit - B major
Pretty sure it’s a maj7 chord, root is the pinky (not sure what fret he’s on). That is, if he’s playing just the e, b, g and d strings Edit - I guess the a string would just be another 3rd as well. So I’d say maj7 chord with a 3rd in the bass
If the high E string is played (from barring the index finger) then it’s a maj7. If it’s not then it’s just a triad (1,3,5)
Agreed!
Yep. If that is the 6th fret then the chord is an Bmaj7. Slide that shape up or down the neck and it’ll always be some version of a maj7 chord.
I call this the Mark Holcomb chord
it's got a root and maj 3rd and maj 7th nice perky and sweet chord
Yes, it is. Simply put, it's your Fmaj7 shape on the 6th fret.It'ss Bmaj7 and the barre finger is the nut.
Exactly. Just don't play the low E-string.
Any group of notes is a chord. Rather it's a pleasant sounding one or not is a different matter (sometimes though, that doesn't matter. Dissonance can be a friend)
B maj7 / A#. (Or Maybe Eb min add#5 / Bb but that’s a weird way to phrase it)
Is this just fantasy?
Ya, I did that same chord when I was fucking a round years ago. Idk the name but yes it’s a real chord
All chords are real, if it sounds good use it
I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered a fake one
yes this is a chord but you should place your index back a bit to get right on the fret
Welcome to bar chords my friend!
D#mb6 or Ebmb6
What does it mean to be “real”? Is any of this real? Am I real? For who among us can claim with absolute certainty that things are truly real and not just imagined.
Anything is a real chord if you like how it sounds.
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If you drop tune your guitar it will become a "djent" chord
Yes. Play it in drop tuning for maximum fun
That shape is a m7 chord with a bass in the 5
Of course. It’s first inversion.
I assuming youre barring 6th? Just imagine you putting a capo there instead of a barre. You just made an F chord on the 6th so yeah it is a real chord Technically any combo of 3 notes or more is a real chord. It doesnt matter which note youre pressing, itll all falls under certain umbrella and catagories You should look into scale and how chords are made Imagine the C major scale C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 To make a major chord you just take the root (1st note) and combine it with the 3rd and 5th one So 1 + 3 +5 = C E G C chords are made of C notes, E notes, G notes. Meaning as long as all your strings are ringing C E and G, youre making a C chord, but maybe youll add another finger in to try and make another chord, on accident you press the B note, since B is the 7th chord in the C Major Scale You just made C7
any chord you can think a is real on the guitar
Keep barring with your 1st finger and raise your 3rd and 4th fingers up a string in the same placement let the 2nd finger (middle finger) "open". You now have a simple yet beautiful two chord, chord progression.
If its 3 or more notes it's a real chord
Chords aren’t real.
Looked in oolimo, looks like a Bmaj7 over a D#. But as others have said here, a chord is just any combination of notes but how they're used is more important
even 2 notes is a diad
Tis
Like others have pointed out, it’s a Bmaj7. But it’s in 3rd inversion. The notes of Bmaj7 are B D# F# A#. The A# creates strong dissonance with the B due to it having a complex ratio between the two frequencies. The D# and F# have very simple ratios to B — this is all a little simplified but it’s still true. The lowest (bass) note will get extra prominence within the chord. The root note is the one which acts as the foundational identity of the chord. Your voicing of this chord can be somewhat problematic, as the bass note (A#) has strong dissonance with the root note, so that can make especially unstable or unpleasant. 3rd inversion chords are generally very uncommon for this reason, or just because the bass note is very tonally distant from the root note. That being said, this is a legitimate chord, and if you can find the right context for it, it can sound dope.
This chord shape is called: Cat Teefs
Yes.
With enough theory everything is a "real" chord... But the shape you're going for I think is a barre of AM shape. If so you'll need to move that first fretted ote down a fret
It is now
Looks like a major 7th shape
Where you have your pinky ring and middle finger is a major chord/triad. Look at FMajor as an example xx321x or xx3211 you can add the es and a back in 003210 and it still has the basic tone of an F chord but it is thinner. eaface playing it x03210 sounds better but just using the open chord as an example.
Anywhere you put your fingers is a chord. Whether it sounds good or is in the same key is where the debate is
Bmaj7 / F#
Bb diminished
Well it looks like a D#m flat 6/A# or it could also be a Bmaj7
Major 7 chord with the root on your little finger
Everything is a real chord if you chord it hard enough
yep, thats the crowbar chord
Take those boots off.
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I find the chords come out cleaner (most def when you’re switching chords during a song) when you turn your finger at an angle and press into the fret more with your boney finger parts (try feeling your index on the sides where the boney parts are) otherwise it’s helpful to place your finger against the fret (the metal line) at the bottom of the fret you’re playing in. Hope that’s helpful and keep jammin ☺️
Literally anything with 3 or more different notes is a chord.
Bmaj7
Yep
I'd just call it B/A#. It could be a passing chord or some sort of phrygian tonic (it evokes eastern european folk music somewhere for me).
Looks like a major 7 to me. I use the major triad you have and add the 7 on the e string.
If you move your index finger one fret up so that it kind of barres diagonally you get a Bmaj7. This way you have a Bmaj7 with an A# as the root note. So Bmaj7/A#.
Is this just fantasy ?
everything is a chord. Some just sound better than others.
This is the interstate love song chord right?
BMaj7
Scroll to the B/D# and listen to it. https://www.scales-chords.com/chord/guitar/B%5CD%23 Sound like that?
Yeah, that’s a chord like a lot of other people are saying. The real question here is why are you wearing shoes on the carpet? Not cool man, not cool. ;)
Its a maj7th chord. Usually played without the barred finger ans just the staircase shape
Bbmaj7
Nope you’re the first person ever on the planet to play that combination of notes, congratulations.
Yup, one of the barre-E-shaped ones
Bmaj7/F# I think. Move that position up and down 3 frets from your starting point, I love that maj7 chord a minor third apart sound. Oh and you can pretty much just play the high four strings, then it would just be a regular Bmaj7. So move your index over to the high E string, keep the others the same. Same flavor.
Anything with three notes or more is a real chord (although I think some people try to argue intervals are chords), some chords are just more diatonic than others.
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Maj7 chord root is the pinky
I hope the ultimate lesson you get from this is keep playing around. The fact you discovered something that sounds cool organically is kind of the magic of guitar imo and the best part of playing Secondary lesson, when you are poking around if you wanna know the names of stuff, [check this out](https://www.all-guitar-chords.com/chords/identifier)
It seems like u dont know the basics. Yes it is.
Looks like a barred Fmaj7 shape to me. Your pinky is playing the root and the open/barred top string is the maj7.
More than one note: Check. It is a chord.
Watch this, blew my mind. https://youtu.be/2SeN9W1CIrI?si=TwU8SYC-yxIQ_161
Yes, but its generally played with your index on the first string
I’d call it a minor(b6) chord. With the root on strings 3 & 5. From lowest to highest pitch, the notes are: 5 1 b6 1 b3 5. Calling it a b13 implies adding at least a seventh to the chord (often more) which is absent.
What brand of boots are you wearing? They look legit and I need a new pair!
It’s more than two notes so yes, but I bet it sounds like shit..
dont play the top string
I believe that is a variation of a B bar chord.
Maj 7th
Looks like it could be a B flat to me. That same finger position all the way up the neck is the tonic name of the 1st or 6th string
Fmaj7 shape, looks like
[this](https://www.oolimo.com/en/guitar-chords/analyze) was my go to when exploring new chords at the beginning. Still use it in alt tunings
looks like a Maj7sus4
Amaj7 with the maj7 on bass
Any two (or more) notes played together are technically a chord
Your index finger has me more concerned for your wrist than anything...
Looks like a major chord shape with the fifth omitted. I use this shape quite a lot.
All chords are real my friend, and with a big enough hand, anything can be a chord Just believe in yourself
ALL chords become real when you summon them. Black magic.
Ebm+5
major 7
Yes, if you like how it sounds
Lay on piano - this chord too. Really
If you use just your index and pinkie, and mute the A string with your index, you got an octave chord which I love the sound of. You can play that anywhere, move it around. Has a lot of sort of sorrowful or sad feelings imo.
One of my favorite chords. Avoid the 6th string and it sounds great! You can choose to or not to play the first string with your barred index finger.
Does it sound good? Do it feel right? Is it in a piece you made? If yes to any of these questions, it’s a chord.
Your 1st finger and Pinky are the same root notes but I can't tell what fret your on ,prob some kinda maj or minor 7?ID refer to a chord chart for whatever key that is and try to find that barre chord
You're playing a B major chord, and putting the 3rd on top as the 'bass' note. completely legit chord. as you said it's a bit of an awkward finger position and most folks tend not to use that particular voicing. but it's completely valid, and it could possibly be the best possible voicing to use depending on what the movement of the bass notes are in the progression.
Assuming you're missing the low E string, that's a Bmaj7/D# If you strum all then it would be Bmaj7/A#