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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Acoustic → How to find the chord's names?????
Hey wuzzup erybody i got a question:
I play guitar for five years, but when i have jams wit some dudes, i sometimes find chords i which i don't know how they're called. There's a lotta sites online that show you how to play a chord. But i need the opposite so.....Does Anyone Know A Site Where I Can See How Those Chords Are Called???????
THX
(theStandards)
Hi,
Am not quite sure what you mean but a chords name can change depending on the key that you are playing in. I would suggest it is more important to know 'how' a chord is made that way you can work it out whatever the name is.
Cheers
hello theStandards - try this link to a very nice resource that includes a 'reverse chord finder'. You indicate which frets on what string and the gizmo tells you what the chord is called. This site also has resources for mandolin, banjo, ukulele, bass, and other instruments. The 'reverse chord finder' is on the bottom left of this page:
<a href="http://chordfind.com/" target="_blank">http://chordfind.com/</a>
I have tried that site many a time but it never works
If chordfind doesn't work for you, you might take this as an opportunity to expand your theory knowledge a bit.
What notes are you playing? Stack them up, and figure out what the chords are.
Try to get a hold of a copy of Guitar Pro. I use Guitar Pro4. It has a great feature which lets you illustrate a chord and it will give you names and alternative names. To be honest this is about all i use it for; it's a great wee tool.
Here is a something that may be of interest to other music theory wonks - follow this link to a 'chord building grid'. This offers an interesting perspective on the basic composition of any chord:
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_building_grid" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_building_grid</a>
NICE find!
Thanks!!
Smart!
<img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy"> there are a lot of sources on the web and I think, having one, that there are even little devices with the most important chords with a lot of variations in the key of C, like Cm, C7, Cdim, or a good book.
good luck
There are alot of chords used by folk musicians that aren't in regular chord dictionaries. These are often variations on existing chords but they often introduce an element of dischord. They are used passingly so add interest. 'Lyin Eyes' by the Eagles comes to mind as the G that begins the verses morphs into G9 I think (like G7 but with first finger on the second fret thinnest string).
Another folk move is playing G with a finger on the 3rd fret second thinnest string. This gives a lovely celtic feel to a song. If you go to a Drop D tuning (very folky) and hold the two thinnest strings at the 3 rd fret with ring and little fingers your first finger can move across 5th 4th and 3rd strings on the second fret to give a flowing G C D run, although none will be rulebook chords.
See if your friends won't slow up and show you their moves, some of this stuff has never been written down, just passed between friends for generations.
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