What chords are these?

[zbalz]

First off, any of you guys know a really good chord book dictionary or EVEN software where you can type in the fingering of the chord and it gives you the name (or vice versa). (NOT CHORDFIND.com...thats horrible)

Secondly, while I wait to find the book for me, can any of you name these chords?

---6-----------
---6------7----
---6------8----
---5------6----
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and another one id like to know what chord is is the same as the first one except the 5 is dropped.

Thanks

-zbalz

[StoneDragon]

I checked out chordfind... thought that was actually pretty nifty. The chord finder (http://www.wholenote.com/basics/basics.asp) at Wholenote is pretty handy too. But I've never seen anything that would let you plug in a fingering and it will tell you the chord you are playing. That would be a pretty cool tool to have though.

As far as dictionaries go, I'm convinced that the best book on chords you can get is Chord Chemisty (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0898986966/zentao) by Ted Greene. It's a pretty serious book, but judging from the types of questions you've been asking, I think that you will really appreciate it's depth. It may take you a few years to digest it though.


The first chord that you are asking about is a pretty standard fingering for Bbmin6 (1 b3 5 6). Compare it to Bbmin7 (1 b3 5 b7):

---6------6----
---6------6----
---6------6----
---5------6----
---------------
----------6----

If you leave off the note at the 5th fret, you're left with a simple Bbmin chord (1 b3 5).

The second chord is a little more tricky. It looks more like a partial chord. Compare it to Abmin7:

----------7----
---7------7----
---8------8----
---6------6----
---------------
---------------

BMaj6:

---------------
---7------7----
---8------8----
---6------6----
---------------
----------7----

EMaj9:

---------------
---7------7----
---8------8----
---6------6----
----------7----
---------------

Ab7:

----------8----
---7------7----
---8------8----
---6------6----
---------------
---------------

It could go several different ways, depending on how it is being used. If you post the whole progression, I could probably narrow it down for you.

[comfortably_numb]

I suggest checking out www.power-chord.com (http://www.power-chord.com)
You can get diagrams of any chord or scale that you want. You can even get things in alternate tunings. its pretty cool. check it out.

peace

[StoneDragon]

Good resource.