Cool Guitar Chord

[GoKart_MoZart]

Don't forget the "Hendrix chord".

E - 0
B - 8
G - 7
D - 6
A - 7
E - 0

Townshend used to use this in the instrumental part of "Tommy" when he played it live, too. Works great clean or with distortion.

 

[JohnnyD19]

some of my favorites

e -2
b - 2
g - 4
D - x
A - x
E - 4

e -2
b - 2
g - 1
D - 2
A - x
E - x

 

[banjoplayer]

nice...

I have another on, it has to be picked


E -------------0-----------
B ----------0----0---------
G -------4---------4-------
D ----5---------------5----
A --0-----------------------
E --------------------------


funny thread!

 

[LilSteve]

Man this is a real great thread!!! - I sure hope loads of people contribute to it.

I know that sometimes you'll just say "yeah I already knew/use that one" but if you just get a couple of ideas from this thread then great stuff.

Now I can't read music and I don't know my chords, and thats after nearly 40 years of playing - I play by ear - by look-see so here's my contribution that will give ya 2 chords!!


E--12--
B--11--
G--11-
D--11--
A--11--
E--11--

then

E--11--
B--11--
G--11-
D--11--
A--11--
E--11--

(I do know this much theory) - nice used as a cadence at the end - played clean and played in a rake - nice to use the thumb too.

Try "it" - you'll love them or hate them

Nope close...try

E--11--
B--12--
G--11-
D--11--
A--11--
E--0--

or

E--12--
B--13--
G--12-
D--12--
A--11--
E--0--

 

[RobW]

Alex Lifeson is a master of cool huge chords.

This is a signature Lifeson thing, and is very easy and movable:
It's just an "E" form barre chord played with the 1st and 2nd (E & B) strings open:

Example:
Root on 2nd fret:
E - 0
B - 0
G - 3
D - 4
A - 4
E - 2

That form is found in many Rush tunes, and you'll find it works well in many spots.

Try it with the root on:
12th fret
10th fret
8th fret
7th fret
5th fret
3rd fret
2nd fret

And if you want a spanish-sounding kind of chord, try it on the 1st fret:

E - 0
B - 0
G - 2
D - 3
A - 3
E - 1

Try that one on the F chord of an A-minor, G, F, E7 progression.

Try picking out the notes of the chords individually (Arpeggiating)

Play that form on these frets for part of Cygnus X-1:

10th, 9th, 7th....8th, 7th, 2nd...10th, 9th, 7th, 9th, 5th....

Here are some cool chords from Rush's "Entre Nous", during the verse:

E - x
B - 2 - 1st finger
G - 2 - 1st finger
D - 2 - 1st finger
A - x
E - 3 - 2nd finger

E - x
B - 2 - 3rd finger
G - 2 - 2nd finger
D - 0
A - x
E - 3 - 1st finger

E - x
B - 5 - 4th finger
G - 4 - 3rd finger
D - 2 - 1st finger
A - x
E - 4 - 2nd finger

E - x
B - 2 - 1st finger
G - 2 - 1st finger
D - 2 - 1st finger
A - x
E - 3 - 2nd finger

E - x
B - 2 - 3rd finger
G - 2 - 2nd finger
D - 0
A - x
E - 3 - 1st finger

Get a nice slightly fuzzy tone, click on the chorus and have fun!

 

[Volt]

I'm diggin' these chords. If you know their names, it would be cool if you would add them to your post as well.

When I was a kid I came up with two very odd-sounding chords. I have no idea if they are legitimate, or what their names would be.

E----O
B----5
G----O
D----6
A----7
E----O

(Just a C-major (it has the 3rd ) "cowboy" chord played in the wrong place. lol)

Also

E----7
B----O
G----O
D----O
A----6
E----7

(A G-major "cowboy" chord played in the wrong place.)

If these two chords are played alternately using only the bridge pickup, very loudly, and without any distortion, I believe the resulting sounds will shatter glass and remove paint from almost any surface!

 

[John Denner]

G

My favorite is still G


3
3
0
0
2
3

 

[colinboy]

you can play the G chord like you said volt and also the F chord too by sliding up a tone.i learnt to put my thumb over the neck and i fret the B&e strings with my index.i use it when playing acoustic type songs like weather with you by crowded house and wanted dead or alive by bonjovi.
there both massive sounding chords when played like that IMO.

 

[Warg Master]

Here's my favorite clean piezo chord

E-8
B-10
G-9
D-7
A-7
E-x

 

[Spudmurphy]

In da bliues I just love for example in A

E-0
B-5
G-4
D-5
A-4
E-0

then slide it all down 1 fret

 

[Spudmurphy]

Another great little one is right at the end of Joe Walsh's solo in Funk 49 where he initially jusy plays
D-12
A- 0 together

then
D-10
A- 0
bending the D a half step up after initially picking them.
Play them as a double stop and youll see what I mean.

 

[Spudmurphy]

My favorite is still G


3
3
0
0
2
3

Absolutely love that chord.

If ya wanna do the Pete Townshend thing

do

3
3
2
3
0
x

followed by
3
3
0
2
3
x

then the G chord John has given us

Rake it, with some nice reverb and a small warble from the whammy bar,
and you are "Live at Leeds"
or stoned in Woodstock !!

 

[banjoplayer]

The beginning of "Texas" from Chris Rea

E - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
B - 5 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 5
G - 6 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 4 - 6
D - 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 5 - 7
A - 0 - 0 - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0
E - x - x - x - x - x - x

great thread because I always have to grab my guzitar whilst reading

 

[Astrofreq]

Nope close...try
E--12--
B--13--
G--12-
D--12--
A--11--
E--0--

should the 11 be a 12 here? If not, how would you finger that?

 

[Astrofreq]

E----O
B----5
G----O
D----6
A----7
E----O

I'm not sure this is legitimate, but I could be wrong. It does sound interesting though. I'm not sure about this one because if the root is E, then the 6 followed by the open G string give the chord both a flat and natural 3rd. If you move the 6 fret note up to 7, the chord would be an Eadd11 If you move the 6 down to 5, it's just an ubercool Em chord.

I like this thread ALOT

 

[Volt]

My favorite is still G


3
3
0
0
2
3

I love playing that chord in the descending chord-notes that include the D, Dflat, C, and B, notes on the B string in Harrison's "Isn't It A Pity". Beautiful/soulful song! It really is a pity.....about George.

 

[Volt]

Another great little one is right at the end of Joe Walsh's solo in Funk 49 where he initially jusy plays
D-12
A- 0 together

then
D-10
A- 0
bending the D a half step up after initially picking them.
Play them as a double stop and youll see what I mean.

I know the basic Funk 49 riffs, but not knowing diddily-squat about theory or what a D-12/D-10 or double-stop is, what does that mean to the musical idiot/layman, like me? haha

 

[skisquash]

Pretty straight forward but love the ringing and potential next moves

E--0
B--0
G--8
D--9
A--9
E--7

 

[Spudmurphy]

I know the basic Funk 49 riffs, but not knowing diddily-squat about theory or what a D-12/D-10 or double-stop is, what does that mean to the musical idiot/layman, like me? haha

Hi Volt
A double stop is simply when you pluck two strings at the same time.
Pluck three and it would be a treble stop. (Albert Lee is a master at this)

Just play the d string 12 fret and the a string open.
- Pluck them together (double stop)
next pluck (double stop) the d string on the 10 fret together with the a string open - as the two strings are ringing bend the 10 th fret up half a step (to the same pitch as the 11th fretted) and see what it sounds like.
Spud

 

[Sweat]

This thread is cool, please keep it going right now dealing with the passing of my mother in law and not much time to absorb or add, give me a few day to digest and add.