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[Frosty Jack]

Originally posted by Tav
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e--5
b--3
g--0
d--0
a--2
e--3

Yip, that would be a G add9, if you can play it. If the A was played down the octave on a lower string the chord would be a G add2, although it would be exactly the same notes. The crazy world of music theory...
I've posted this before I'm sure, but this seems like a good time to do it again.
Matt's Chord Identifier
Very handy thing.

e---0-----
B---6-----
G---0-----
D---8-----
A----------
E----------

Gm13, Hah! Something to do with adding 6 and 7, beautiful.

Used in Shine On You Crazy Diamond, when Gilmour was asked about the chord, he replied with the fact that it was a mistake.

[Frosty Jack]

Originally posted by Televator Operator
e---0-----
B---6-----
G---0-----
D---8-----
A----------
E----------

Gm13, Hah! Something to do with adding 6 and 7, beautiful.

Used in Shine On You Crazy Diamond, when Gilmour was asked about the chord, he replied with the fact that it was a mistake.

It's not a D13. Matt says it's a Gmin13 which sounds more like it. That's really getting into semantics now though. You could tie yourself in knots trying to name everything like that. Fuck it, it sounds nice.

[Tav]

Originally posted by Frosty Jack
[b]Yip, that would be a G add9, if you can play it.

I've writen a riff of two using it with some other chords with added thingies <I don't know my theory too well yet>

[jon]

I don't know, whatever happened to good old variations on C, Am, G and F...

[Frosty Jack]

Originally posted by jon
I don't know, whatever happened to good old variations on C, Am, G and F...

Quite. I think it's easy to get too caught up in complex theory, rather than just play something and see how it sounds. Obviously some basic theory knowledge is good, for example the circle of fifths and relative minors can really help with knowing what is likely to sound good, but a song isn't a quadratic equation...

[Dan Atom]

I thoroughly agree... though having said that, what I am trying to do at the moment is experiment with chords that sound really beautiful within heavy songs. Chords that sound beautiful and melodic without sounding either happy or sad.

If you play a song starting with an A minor or a Dminor, its gonna sound sad. I you play a song that starts with an E or G or D major etc, its gonna sound happy.

However if you mix sus2 and 7th chords you can get some ace sounding stuff.

For example when playing in the key of Eminor, if a Csus2:

e------
b------
g--7--
d--5--
a--3--
e------

and variation of Gmaj7:

e------
b--7----
g--7--
d--5--
a------
e------

are played on separate guitars, its sounds awesome; as the major/suspended sound of the Csus2/gmaj7 contrasts with the sad E minor key.

I know it sounds geeky and all that shit, but if it sounds good, whats the problem!

Originally posted by Frosty Jack
It's not a D13. Matt says it's a Gmin13 which sounds more like it. That's really getting into semantics now though. You could tie yourself in knots trying to name everything like that. Fuck it, it sounds nice.

Hah, I managed to find my Pink Floyd book in time and change the chord name and make you look stupid!

i only know the chord names of the standard major and minor chords, for example;

D Major

2
3
2
0
x
x

A Major

0
2
2
2
0
x

E Minor

0
0
0
2
2
0

B Minor

2
3
4
4
2
x

i just rely on 'the ear', it's the best way, theory is for losers

Originally posted by neil ex
theory is for losers

just joking like