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All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
edited April 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
What's everyones favorite chord?

My is lazy, but it always hit's the sweet spot

Just a simple E power chord up on the A string. Music to my ears as always. Sorry folks, I've been playing almost 15 years and never attempted to learn actual chord names.
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  • corycory Posts: 736
    GsusD with a capo on the 3rd fret.....

    Fuck I don't know. E minor is a good "go to" chord.
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  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    D

    long road :)
  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    chords are overrated
  • NovawindNovawind Posts: 836
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    What's everyones favorite chord?

    My is lazy, but it always hit's the sweet spot

    Just a simple E power chord up on the A string. Music to my ears as always. Sorry folks, I've been playing almost 15 years and never attempted to learn actual chord names.

    You mean A minor?

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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    macgyver06 wrote:
    chords are overrated

    i much prefer jeans

    Aminor for me
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Novawind wrote:
    You mean A minor?

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    No

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  • NovawindNovawind Posts: 836
    Ah, is that E5?
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Novawind wrote:
    Ah, is that E5?


    Yeah I believe so, but just in case I was off, I didn't say a thing.

    No matter what I'm setting up to record, I'll play that chord just to make sure the "Tone" is where it's at.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    I'm a big fan of minor 7th chords and sus2 chords.
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  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    BinFrog wrote:
    I'm a big fan of minor 7th chords and sus2 chords.

    Have to agree with you there, or sus4 chords.

    I am a big fan of a nice open E though.
  • NovawindNovawind Posts: 836
    D's and G's have become my thing, and I also like B minor.
    If idle hands are the devil's workshop, he must not be very productive.

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  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    probably G chord played...

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    The opening chord of black is always good for hittin a sweet spot with me
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  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    Minor7 & sus2/sus4 chords are always nice
    This is one of my favorite open chords (Em7-022033)

    Since I play a lot of jazz I use moveable Min7 and Maj7 chords a lot.
    This one's Cm7 (X35343) so is this (8X8888)
    Maj7's (XX5432) & (779897) (GMaj7 & Emaj7)
    Min7#5 (579655) a-la Andy Summers (Police) - this one's called a C#min7#5.

    These are moveable chord position that I use everywhere - some of my favorites.

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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Eb7#9
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    I love a lot of DADGAD and CGDGAD chords. The voicings are gorgeous.
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    pudding.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • BeavBeav Posts: 223
    D minor... It's the saddest of all chords.. makes people weep instantly.
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
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    Don't even know what it's called... Asus or something? Love it.
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  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    Beav wrote:
    D minor... It's the saddest of all chords.. makes people weep instantly.

    So funny though because everytime i hear a song start with it, i think of "Shakedown Street" immediately. There are so many songs that kick off with a D minor
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  • CornishManCornishMan Posts: 447
    I like Gmaj. Because all the strings you press are towards the outside, its easy to get it ringing out nice and clear, without accidentally muting strings you don't want to :)
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  • lucylespianlucylespian Posts: 2,403
    DOSW wrote:
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    Don't even know what it's called... Asus or something? Love it.


    Dear me, that's Dsus2.
    My favourite for character are major 7th's, like the Fmaj7/Cmaj7 progression in JJ Cale's "Magnolia".

    For guts, a slammin' A power chord pops up in so much White Stripes, Gunners, and esp the end of the phrase in Black Dog, so it definitely just some crunch time around here !!!!!

    MInd you, you can just sit andd jam on the Jimmy chord for a ridiculous amount of time and have it still sound suspiciously like actual music. Hendrix did that a bit !!
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    DOSW wrote:
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    Don't even know what it's called... Asus or something? Love it.


    Even though the E power chord is my favorite, I tend to use that form of a D a lot. I like to do lots of open chords over bar chords.
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    I'm a big fan of m7 chords...

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  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    I was told it's called D#9. Not sure about the name but it is a nice one too. Good for jazzier stuff.


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  • NullifidianNullifidian Posts: 110
    Bb ?
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  • casper leblanccasper leblanc Posts: 1,246
    Am

    simply because it's the first chord my hands automatically, without thinking, form when I pick up my acoustic
  • dimitriherremandimitriherreman Posts: 115
    Gm chord :)
    Just like the sound of it .......
  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    GivenToCarve wrote:
    I was told it's called D#9. Not sure about the name but it is a nice one too. Good for jazzier stuff.
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    You'd probably be most comfortable with D7#9 (with 3rd but no 5th)
    Funny but AKA - (F6 b9 no 3rd) or (F#Maj7 b5 +5) or (Cadd9 b5 sus4)

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  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    I always start off with a D.
  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Posts: 4,154
    I like the sound of a basic E chord. Nothing fancy.

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