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    Posted: June 21 2007 at 22:02
Originally posted by A B Negative A B Negative wrote:

Originally posted by heyitsthatguy heyitsthatguy wrote:



I absolutely love using that chord, though I haven't used it in any songs because my friend says it sounds too much like Windowpane to use LOL and I think in Windowpane that chord is up a whole step, not totally sure though
 
I think it's played with a capo on the second fret. Windowpane is a great song but it reminds me of Rush (they used the chord on The Fountain of Lamneth).


Ya they do use a Capo on that song, 2nd fret, but it's still the same basic idea.  The same chord structure is also used in the beginning of The Drapery Falls (just with C as the root), and I'm sure a bunch of other songs too.

Back on topic, I also enjoy any chord with the augmented 4th in it Evil%20Smile

...Ok maybe I don't, but it can be used well.  I like a lot of chords used by modern composers, although I don't normally understand what they are.  Odd chords sound good.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2007 at 03:47
Originally posted by heyitsthatguy heyitsthatguy wrote:



I absolutely love using that chord, though I haven't used it in any songs because my friend says it sounds too much like Windowpane to use LOL and I think in Windowpane that chord is up a whole step, not totally sure though
 
I think it's played with a capo on the second fret. Windowpane is a great song but it reminds me of Rush (they used the chord on The Fountain of Lamneth).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2007 at 02:48
the Petrushka chord is my favorite
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 20 2007 at 16:49
You people with your complicated jazz chords!
Give me a good old fashioned F# minor triad any day!

Music school has been trying to drum these five and six note chords into me, but I try to resist, although I find the major 9/7 chord quite charming.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 20 2007 at 16:42
Originally posted by A_Simple_Mistake A_Simple_Mistake wrote:

I love the simple yet sadly beautiful Em add9.  It's a very common chord for bands like Opeth cause of the 2nd and minor 3rd being rite next to each other.  I love how it's used in the song "Windowpane" by Opeth.

for those who wanna see what Im talking about:
-0- first string
-0-
-0-
-4-
-2-
-0-  sixth string


quite a lovely chord for those of us who like prog metal and acoustic guitars


I absolutely love using that chord, though I haven't used it in any songs because my friend says it sounds too much like Windowpane to use LOL and I think in Windowpane that chord is up a whole step, not totally sure though


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 20 2007 at 16:37
any diminished chord!!! I also like sus 4's In truth though, I'm a lead guitarist so I spend more time running the scales.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2007 at 11:55
I drop the low E down to D and play this:
 
-0- (first string)
-0-
-8-
-9-
-7-
-7- (sixth string)
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2007 at 02:15
I love the simple yet sadly beautiful Em add9.  It's a very common chord for bands like Opeth cause of the 2nd and minor 3rd being rite next to each other.  I love how it's used in the song "Windowpane" by Opeth.

for those who wanna see what Im talking about:
-0- first string
-0-
-0-
-4-
-2-
-0-  sixth string


quite a lovely chord for those of us who like prog metal and acoustic guitars
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2007 at 05:25
I love jazzy chords, I'm all about minor 7ths they are so versatile and sound so good if used right, dominant 9ths and minor 6ths too, just any of those jazz chords that you bar off with your 3rd finger on a guitar,
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2007 at 16:36
Originally posted by proger proger wrote:

I love Em79, and another one who goes like this

--0--
--2--
--0--
--4--
--0--


BTW: What tuning and/or instrument is that? On a 6 string guitar in standard tuning Em79 would look like this:

-2-
-3-
-0-
-4-
-2-
-0-

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2007 at 16:02
new cool chords I have:
Bbmaj7#11,fmaj7#11, D79,G#maj7,Bb,Eb7.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2007 at 23:04
I love maj7s, personally.

I can't really tell keys apart, as I have HORRIBLE pitch. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2007 at 12:34
E flat, I use that a lot when I'm improvising.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2007 at 11:05
Originally posted by BigHairyMonster BigHairyMonster wrote:

Originally posted by clarke2001 clarke2001 wrote:

Originally posted by BigHairyMonster BigHairyMonster wrote:

For me (at least right now) some favorites are:
Cb9#11



?


C Flattened 9th Augmented 11th

C E G Bb Db  F#  although I typically play it without the third.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2007 at 02:19
Originally posted by clarke2001 clarke2001 wrote:

Originally posted by BigHairyMonster BigHairyMonster wrote:

For me (at least right now) some favorites are:
Cb9#11



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C Flattened 9th Augmented 11th

C E G Bb Db  F#  although I typically play it without the third.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 08 2007 at 12:27
Gotta lova this chord sequence (played in slow 6/8 time):
 
| Am Am | Dm Am | Dm Am | E7 Am |
 
Or this:
| Am Am | Dm Em7 (or E7)|
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 08 2007 at 12:01
D add9
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 08 2007 at 11:26
Originally posted by BigHairyMonster BigHairyMonster wrote:

For me (at least right now) some favorites are:
Cb9#11



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 08 2007 at 03:11
For me (at least right now) some favorites are:

E7b9 (aka that evil Beatles chord)
B9aug11
Bm6add9 / F# (as a passing chord in a song I'm working on)
Cb9#11

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2007 at 21:56
Originally posted by clarke2001 clarke2001 wrote:

It seems that every country/region, musical style and instrument utilise their own chord naming. What a mess!Anyway, in my book, your (indeed) lovely chord is C#m9 - regardless of position of d#.


C#m add 9? I love that chord! It's awesome!!

Also, Em6 is a lovely chord.
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