What is this chord?

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What is this chord?
Topic Started: Feb 13 2010, 02:58 PM (563 Views)
Angus old	Feb 13 2010, 02:58 PM Post #1
Man from the silver mountain. Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #8,675 Joined: July 23, 2008	Please can anyone put a name to this open chord. Play a "D" chord but remove your 1st finger from off the "G" string just leaving the 2nd and 3rd fingers on the "E" and "B" string. Anyone know what it is? I have done a bit a Googling but can not find a name for it.
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voodoorider	Feb 13 2010, 05:12 PM Post #2
Garry Posts: 673 Group: Members Member #8,964 Joined: November 3, 2008	D add 11 If you play a D major scale, the 11th note is a G.. which is what you're replacing the A note with when you remove the index finger. i think although i could be wrong.. i'm pretty sure that's right though
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Angus old	Feb 13 2010, 10:50 PM Post #3
Man from the silver mountain. Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #8,675 Joined: July 23, 2008	Cheers Voodo ...but. Close but no cigar. The top "E" string is left open with this "X" chord? I love the sound of it as it goes well in an easy rhythmic chord progression using... Dsus2 D and this unknown "X" chord.
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Rampant	Feb 14 2010, 12:53 PM Post #4
Immortal (well, ...so far!) Posts: 403 Group: Top Contributor! Member #8,896 Joined: October 7, 2008	Hi mate As described in post #1 I can see 2 ways to describe the chord (on 4 strings) Dadd4(no 5th) G5add7/D Your post #3 has confused me - if you're playing all 6 strings instead of your original description (play a D chord... - an open D is normally played on the top 4 strings only!) The chord box in post 3 is critically speaking not really a Dadd11. The bass note in the chord is F# and even though this is present in the Dmajor triad (as is the extra bass A note), the chord should be described as some kind of F# chord or "slash"F# chord. Although this should really be described as an Achord, slashF#, the most succinct name I can see for this is as a Dchord, slashF#... Dadd4/F# Properly naming guitar chords is a royal pain in the ass because the root note/bass note relationship matters! (much more than in piano chords.) Nice chord BTW Cheerz Mark H
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voodoorider	Feb 14 2010, 09:23 PM Post #5
Garry Posts: 673 Group: Members Member #8,964 Joined: November 3, 2008	Ahh sorry i thought you were playing without the low E! (i always play a D with the A string open too just to add depth to the 5th! It makes more sense for me now i'm constructing as a D barre A shape too as an add4, i was just using open before which was being terribly confusing! XD Check me out with my flagging theory knowledge
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Rampant	Feb 15 2010, 10:03 AM Post #6
Immortal (well, ...so far!) Posts: 403 Group: Top Contributor! Member #8,896 Joined: October 7, 2008	voodoorider Feb 14 2010, 09:23 PM Ahh sorry i thought you were playing without the low E! (i always play a D with the A string open too just to add depth to the 5th!) It makes more sense for me now i'm constructing as a D barre A shape too as an add4, i was just using open before which was being terribly confusing! XD Check me out with my flagging theory knowledge Again, being pedantic, I'm sure that should be called D/A! Edited by Rampant, Feb 15 2010, 10:04 AM.
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Angus old	Feb 16 2010, 05:17 PM Post #7
Man from the silver mountain. Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #8,675 Joined: July 23, 2008	Jeez i am still clueless. I am only a basic player of the guitar so try to play easier chords. Basically the chord is strings 1,2,3,4 (E,A,D,G) open with strings 5 (B - 3rd fret) and 6 (E - 2nd fret) being the chord i am after. Sorry if i am being a bit vague.
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voodoorider	Feb 17 2010, 02:40 PM Post #8
Garry Posts: 673 Group: Members Member #8,964 Joined: November 3, 2008	It's not vague Angus it's just that chord has several potential names it's hard to know which one is right lol! And i'd say that the D with the A string in the bass is a good candidate for a slash chord too, although it's not as prominent as another bass note would be as it blends in and adds depth, rather than colour i think
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Angus old	Feb 19 2010, 04:55 PM Post #9
Man from the silver mountain. Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #8,675 Joined: July 23, 2008	Hi again, Any chance of just one name so i can put a name to the chord. Cheers Garry, Lee
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mynameisDavid	Feb 21 2010, 03:16 PM Post #10
Member Posts: 1,102 Group: Moderator Member #294 Joined: March 2, 2007	Call it the Angus old chord. Edited by mynameisDavid, Feb 21 2010, 03:16 PM.
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Rampant	Feb 22 2010, 12:22 PM Post #11
Immortal (well, ...so far!) Posts: 403 Group: Top Contributor! Member #8,896 Joined: October 7, 2008	Is this the chord fingering that you mean...? To be very pedantic, the names given are not "exact", as the chord should be given a name in reference to "E" or "/E" (slash E) to denote the bass note, but I guess these names are the most accurate for your needs as the chord contains a very colourful mix of notes when compared to our normal naming conventions. The exception that proves the rule, haha! As I said before, I think it is a very sweet sounding chord The website I got this from is here: http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/chord_name.php (PS - the bass E string is called bottom E or string 6; and the treble e is string 1 or top e. The upper and lower cases are intentional as well.) Cheerz dude Mark H
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Angus old	Feb 24 2010, 11:00 PM Post #12
Man from the silver mountain. Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #8,675 Joined: July 23, 2008	Thats the one, cheers Mark. Edited by Angus old, Feb 24 2010, 11:01 PM.
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mynameisDavid	Feb 27 2010, 04:45 PM Post #13
Member Posts: 1,102 Group: Moderator Member #294 Joined: March 2, 2007	Angus old Feb 24 2010, 11:00 PM Thats the one, cheers Mark. Told ya...
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