kernix
August 9th, 2006, 11:18 AM
(Just joined - great group! This is part of a post from a different group:)
Here are the most common open chords and a few barre chords you may not know - believe me you'll see a lot of these VERY often, some less often, some rarely seen but those ones always sound cool - the ones in parentheses are less commonly seen or are jazz or blues chords, ones I've found but think soung great - learn ALL the others - let me know if I left some obvious ones out:
C x-3-2-0-1-0 or x-3-2-0-1-3
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
(Cmaj9 x-3-2-4-3-0)
C7 x-3-2-3-1-0
C add9 x-3-2-0-3-0
C9 x-3-2-3-3-3
D x-x-0-3-2-3 or x-0-0-3-2-3 or x-0-0-11-10-10
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2 or x-0-0-2-2-2
Dsus x-x-0-2-3-3 or x-0-0-2-3-3
D7sus x-x-0-2-1-3 or x-0-0-2-1-3
Dm x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1 or x-0-0-2-1-1
(Dm6 x-x-0-2-0-1 or x-0-0-2-0-1)
(Ddim7 x-x-0-1-0-1)
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
(Em6 0-2-2-0-2-0)
(Em9 0-2-0-0-0-2 or 0-2-2-0-3-2)
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7 0-2-0-1-0-0 or 0-2-0-1-3-0 or 0-2-2-1-3-0
E6 0-2-2-1-2-0
E add9 0-2-2-1-0-2
Esus 0-2-2-2-0-0
E7sus 0-2-0-2-0-0
(E9 0-2-0-1-0-2)
(E13 0-2-0-1-2-0)
(E7#9 - 0-2-0-1-3-3 or 0-7-6-7-8-0)
F x-x-3-2-1-1
Fmaj7 x-x-3-2-1-0 or 1-x-3-2-1
(Fmaj7#11 1-3-3-2-0-0 or x-3-3-2-0-0)
F7 x-x-1-2-1-1 - tough for newbies to hold
(Fmaj13 1-0-0-2-1-0)
G 3-2-0-0-0-3 or 3-2-0-0-3-3 or x-x-0-4-3-3
(G6 3-2-0-0-0-0 or 3-2-2-0-0-1)
G7 3-2-0-0-0-1
(G13 3-2-3-0-3-0 or 3-x-3-4-3-0)
A x-0-2-2-2-0 or x-0-5-4-3-0
Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
Asus x-0-2-2-3-0
A7sus x-0-2-0-3-0 or x-0-2-2-3-3
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
(Am6 x-0-2-2-1-2)
Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0 or x-0-2-0-1-3
A cool A maj x-0-2-2-2-5 or Amaj7 x-0-2-2-2-4 or A7 x-0-2-2-2-3
Bm x-2-4-4-3-2
B7 x-2-1-2-0-2
(B11 x-2-1-2-0-0)
(B+ x-2-1-0-0-x G+ 3-2-1-0-0-3)
You have to find the fingerings yourself.
Note: Beatles are one band where you'll see m6's, 13's, 9's, etc, as
well as some other bands like Coldplay, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd,
Sting/Police, ... And 9's, 11th's, 13's, 7#9's are common in
blues
The most common chord progression (and hence "song") is the 1-4-5
progression. Here are the easiest OPEN 1-4-5
progressions/keys. Common to see roman numerals as well (I-IV-V):
C major: C-F-G or G7 or Blues C7-F7-G7
G major: G-C-D or D7 or Blues G7-C7-D7
D major: D-G-A or A7 or Blues D7-G7-A7
A major: A-D-E or E7 or Blues A7-D7-E7
E major: E-A-B or B7 or Blues E7-A7-B7
E is common if you can hold a B barre chord or an open B7 chord. Here
are common 1-4-5 tunes - use any of the above progressions:
After Midnight, Aiko Aiko, Already Gone, Birthday, Born on the Bayou, Can't Buy Me Love, Crossroads, Down on the Corner, Fortunate Son, Get Off My Cloud, Give Peace a Chance, Great Balls of Fire, Hang on Sloopy, Heartbreak Hotel, Hey Bo Diddley, I Am a Rock, I Know You Rider, Jailhouse Rock, Key to the Highway, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, La Bamba, Louie Louie, Midnight Special, Money, Johhny B Goode, Mustang Sally, My Girl, Not Fade Away, Rocking in the USA, Roll Over Beethoven, Should I Stay or Should I Go, Summertime Blues, Susie Q, Sweet Home Alabama, Sympathy for the Devil, Takin Care of Business, That's alright Mama, Twist & Shout, What I like about You, Wild Thing, Your Song, Willie & the Hand Jive,Wonderful Tonight, ...
Neat alteration is I Shot the Sheriff - I Shot the Sheriff is 1-4-5
but all minor chords - like Am-Dm-Em (I think - is that right?)
The exceptions - some of the above songs are only I-IV or I-V or
some might involve more chords when you get to the chorus &/or
bridge. Also, the rhythms and tempos for each of those songs, as
well as the exact progressions, differ - like some songs may be 1-4-
5-4, while others may be 5-4-1-5.
For example, pretty sure Down on the Corner by CCR is (for arguments
sake) is in C major: C-G-C-F for the verse section - that's 1-5-1-4 or
I-V-I-IV in roman numerals; while Get Off My Cloud, Wild Thing, & Twist & Shout are (in C again) C-F-G-F or 1-4-5-4 or I-IV-V-IV, while Sympathy for the Devil is G-F-C-G or 5-4-1-5 or V-IV-I-V.
You need to figure out the actual combination of the 1-4-5. You need
to do some ear training and figure out the key if you want to play
along with the CD - e.g. - Sympathy for the Devil is (if I recall
correctly) E-D-A-E so G-F-C-G wouldn't work. But if you understand
the whole 1-4-5 thing you can try playing it in G as D-C-G-D or in D
as A-G-D-A. You need to figure out the strum and tempo yourself.
Then there's also 8 or 12 bar blues in those keys.
Most basic blues progression is - in A:
A7 - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
D7 - - - | - - - - | A7 - - -| - - - - |
E7 - - - | D7 - - | A7 - - - | - - - - |
4 measures of A7, 2 measure of D7, back to A7 for 2 measures, then one
each of E7 and D7 ending with 2 measures of A7. In the old days, blues
guys would sometimes just play the triads as opposed to 7ths.
Common variation:
A7 - - - | D7 - - - | A7 - - - | - - - - |
D7 - - - | - - - - | A7 - - - | - - - - |
E7 - - - | D7 - - | A7 - - - | E7 - - - |
- or -
E7 - - - | D7 - - | A7 - - - | E+ - - - |
So the 1st variation added the 4 chord in the 2nd measure and the 5
chord in the 12th measure. The 2nd variation replaces the V7 chord in
the 5th measure with an E augmented triad often played as an arpeggio.
There are other variations especially for the last measure or two which
is also referred to as the "Turn-around".
Hope some find that useful. And feel free to tack on any other open chords or 1-4-5 songs.
Later,
Jim
Here are the most common open chords and a few barre chords you may not know - believe me you'll see a lot of these VERY often, some less often, some rarely seen but those ones always sound cool - the ones in parentheses are less commonly seen or are jazz or blues chords, ones I've found but think soung great - learn ALL the others - let me know if I left some obvious ones out:
C x-3-2-0-1-0 or x-3-2-0-1-3
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
(Cmaj9 x-3-2-4-3-0)
C7 x-3-2-3-1-0
C add9 x-3-2-0-3-0
C9 x-3-2-3-3-3
D x-x-0-3-2-3 or x-0-0-3-2-3 or x-0-0-11-10-10
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2 or x-0-0-2-2-2
Dsus x-x-0-2-3-3 or x-0-0-2-3-3
D7sus x-x-0-2-1-3 or x-0-0-2-1-3
Dm x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1 or x-0-0-2-1-1
(Dm6 x-x-0-2-0-1 or x-0-0-2-0-1)
(Ddim7 x-x-0-1-0-1)
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
(Em6 0-2-2-0-2-0)
(Em9 0-2-0-0-0-2 or 0-2-2-0-3-2)
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7 0-2-0-1-0-0 or 0-2-0-1-3-0 or 0-2-2-1-3-0
E6 0-2-2-1-2-0
E add9 0-2-2-1-0-2
Esus 0-2-2-2-0-0
E7sus 0-2-0-2-0-0
(E9 0-2-0-1-0-2)
(E13 0-2-0-1-2-0)
(E7#9 - 0-2-0-1-3-3 or 0-7-6-7-8-0)
F x-x-3-2-1-1
Fmaj7 x-x-3-2-1-0 or 1-x-3-2-1
(Fmaj7#11 1-3-3-2-0-0 or x-3-3-2-0-0)
F7 x-x-1-2-1-1 - tough for newbies to hold
(Fmaj13 1-0-0-2-1-0)
G 3-2-0-0-0-3 or 3-2-0-0-3-3 or x-x-0-4-3-3
(G6 3-2-0-0-0-0 or 3-2-2-0-0-1)
G7 3-2-0-0-0-1
(G13 3-2-3-0-3-0 or 3-x-3-4-3-0)
A x-0-2-2-2-0 or x-0-5-4-3-0
Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
Asus x-0-2-2-3-0
A7sus x-0-2-0-3-0 or x-0-2-2-3-3
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
(Am6 x-0-2-2-1-2)
Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0 or x-0-2-0-1-3
A cool A maj x-0-2-2-2-5 or Amaj7 x-0-2-2-2-4 or A7 x-0-2-2-2-3
Bm x-2-4-4-3-2
B7 x-2-1-2-0-2
(B11 x-2-1-2-0-0)
(B+ x-2-1-0-0-x G+ 3-2-1-0-0-3)
You have to find the fingerings yourself.
Note: Beatles are one band where you'll see m6's, 13's, 9's, etc, as
well as some other bands like Coldplay, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd,
Sting/Police, ... And 9's, 11th's, 13's, 7#9's are common in
blues
The most common chord progression (and hence "song") is the 1-4-5
progression. Here are the easiest OPEN 1-4-5
progressions/keys. Common to see roman numerals as well (I-IV-V):
C major: C-F-G or G7 or Blues C7-F7-G7
G major: G-C-D or D7 or Blues G7-C7-D7
D major: D-G-A or A7 or Blues D7-G7-A7
A major: A-D-E or E7 or Blues A7-D7-E7
E major: E-A-B or B7 or Blues E7-A7-B7
E is common if you can hold a B barre chord or an open B7 chord. Here
are common 1-4-5 tunes - use any of the above progressions:
After Midnight, Aiko Aiko, Already Gone, Birthday, Born on the Bayou, Can't Buy Me Love, Crossroads, Down on the Corner, Fortunate Son, Get Off My Cloud, Give Peace a Chance, Great Balls of Fire, Hang on Sloopy, Heartbreak Hotel, Hey Bo Diddley, I Am a Rock, I Know You Rider, Jailhouse Rock, Key to the Highway, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, La Bamba, Louie Louie, Midnight Special, Money, Johhny B Goode, Mustang Sally, My Girl, Not Fade Away, Rocking in the USA, Roll Over Beethoven, Should I Stay or Should I Go, Summertime Blues, Susie Q, Sweet Home Alabama, Sympathy for the Devil, Takin Care of Business, That's alright Mama, Twist & Shout, What I like about You, Wild Thing, Your Song, Willie & the Hand Jive,Wonderful Tonight, ...
Neat alteration is I Shot the Sheriff - I Shot the Sheriff is 1-4-5
but all minor chords - like Am-Dm-Em (I think - is that right?)
The exceptions - some of the above songs are only I-IV or I-V or
some might involve more chords when you get to the chorus &/or
bridge. Also, the rhythms and tempos for each of those songs, as
well as the exact progressions, differ - like some songs may be 1-4-
5-4, while others may be 5-4-1-5.
For example, pretty sure Down on the Corner by CCR is (for arguments
sake) is in C major: C-G-C-F for the verse section - that's 1-5-1-4 or
I-V-I-IV in roman numerals; while Get Off My Cloud, Wild Thing, & Twist & Shout are (in C again) C-F-G-F or 1-4-5-4 or I-IV-V-IV, while Sympathy for the Devil is G-F-C-G or 5-4-1-5 or V-IV-I-V.
You need to figure out the actual combination of the 1-4-5. You need
to do some ear training and figure out the key if you want to play
along with the CD - e.g. - Sympathy for the Devil is (if I recall
correctly) E-D-A-E so G-F-C-G wouldn't work. But if you understand
the whole 1-4-5 thing you can try playing it in G as D-C-G-D or in D
as A-G-D-A. You need to figure out the strum and tempo yourself.
Then there's also 8 or 12 bar blues in those keys.
Most basic blues progression is - in A:
A7 - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
D7 - - - | - - - - | A7 - - -| - - - - |
E7 - - - | D7 - - | A7 - - - | - - - - |
4 measures of A7, 2 measure of D7, back to A7 for 2 measures, then one
each of E7 and D7 ending with 2 measures of A7. In the old days, blues
guys would sometimes just play the triads as opposed to 7ths.
Common variation:
A7 - - - | D7 - - - | A7 - - - | - - - - |
D7 - - - | - - - - | A7 - - - | - - - - |
E7 - - - | D7 - - | A7 - - - | E7 - - - |
- or -
E7 - - - | D7 - - | A7 - - - | E+ - - - |
So the 1st variation added the 4 chord in the 2nd measure and the 5
chord in the 12th measure. The 2nd variation replaces the V7 chord in
the 5th measure with an E augmented triad often played as an arpeggio.
There are other variations especially for the last measure or two which
is also referred to as the "Turn-around".
Hope some find that useful. And feel free to tack on any other open chords or 1-4-5 songs.
Later,
Jim