Million Dollar Guitar Chords

[junk notes]

Do you have a favorite and want to use it somewhere? Or, do not know where to use it.
At least you are aware that it is a minor or major sounding chord..

Lets see if we can find the rest of the chords that come with it so we can write an entire song together, but you are the Maestro..

..let us see your secret weapon!

 

[Matthews Guitars]

I'm no songwriter but yes, I can hear the difference between major and minor, seventh, suspended, augmented and diminished, and some other degrees of chords. When to apply them, though? That's always a judgement call based on how you want that moment to feel. And I'm really bad at it. I'm happy if I can just play what others have already written, with practice.

 

[Derek S]

I love showy chords...I feel like they make whatever simple melodies I'm playing over them sound nicer than they actually are lol!

Fun idea. 👍

 

[junk notes]

Fun idea. 👍

It is a simple, and a desired one.

If there is a single chord voicing written in a song that stands out, well, there are going to be more of that same color, shade, hue, and tint. Deciphering what flavor it is will magically reveal more.
It is totally possible that you could have the best chance at success; with your band having its own sound and direction.

In the recent weeks I have had some friends that are familiar with my music background, been interested in expanding their chord library.

@Derek S you would be one of several members here on this forum, that can scholastically contribute to this topic. Anticipating many others will be coming out of dryer lint trap on this topic.
Yourself, and these fine members can offer priceless knowledge to help others be less crucial of themselves, and be happier with creating, more so than playing the music, as everyone has different capabilities as well as different dexterities. Helping them achieve these tiny goals would be a huge thing for all.
Everyone can and will suck less!

You do not have to exclude yourself from putting up one of your showy chords; perhaps others might be interested in seeing the other six , aye?

 

[Derek S]

It is a simple, and a desired one.

If there is a single chord voicing written in a song that stands out, well, there are going to be more of that same color, shade, hue, and tint. Deciphering what flavor it is will magically reveal more.
It is totally possible that you could have the best chance at success; with your band having its own sound and direction.

In the recent weeks I have had some friends that are familiar with my music background, been interested in expanding their chord library.

@Derek S you would be one of several members here on this forum, that can scholastically contribute to this topic. Anticipating many others will be coming out of dryer lint trap on this topic.
Yourself, and these fine members can offer priceless knowledge to help others be less crucial of themselves, and be happier with creating, more so than playing the music, as everyone has different capabilities as well as different dexterities. Helping them achieve these tiny goals would be a huge thing for all.
Everyone can and will suck less!

You do not have to exclude yourself from putting up one of your showy chords; perhaps others might be interested in seeing the other six , aye?

Thanks! I definitely will throw a couple posts up as I do actually have a few staple chords I love that always seem to find their way into my music which is weird lol...sometimes when writing I think "I've used this chord before in song x, can't use it again"...yet I will haha! I never really thought of that as helping my identity as a player but that's probably true. I need a guitar in hand however, I'm at work but hopefully this evening or tomorrow I will participate!

I'm not very well educated in theory, probably guys here way more savvy than myself, I'm only self taught (I guess if we crack open books and work with them we're still being "taught" though). My thing has always been to try and write modal progressions so I don't have to think much when playing over them, seems easier for ideas to flow (for me). It will be fun to read other users favorite chords and ideas and how they mix them up (and try them out ourselves!)

 

[Brad Barton]

Check out Paul Davids

 

[junk notes]

Check out

It will be fun to read other users favorite chords and ideas and how they mix them up (and try them out ourselves!)

 

[Brad Barton]

Paul's definitely one of my favs on YouTube.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Rik Emmett is my muse for this. Look at Fight the Good Fight. Really cool chord combos. Never Surrender has a 13th in it.. very neat stuff.

 

[junk notes]

Fun idea. 👍

I was hoping so, but seemingly off to a rocky start here. For the other members who missed that in the OP, which is about customising your own chords.
Hoping the Show Me Your Riffs camp sees this.

or tomorrow I will participate!

cool!
We can use fret fingerings to layout the chord.

e.g. E Major

0--------0-0
-------1-----
--2-3--------

____or_____


O--------------
O--------------
1---------------
3---------------
2---------------
0---------------

When to apply them, though? That's always a judgement call based on how you want that moment to feel. And I'm really bad at it. I'm happy if I can just play what others have already written, with practice.

No worries, this will slap you out of that rutt.

 

[axe4me]

augmented chords youtube - Google Search

 

[Derek S]

One of my personal favs, use it often in tunes is a "G Maj 7th with NO 3rd" (really the only way to not play the 3rd is to finger/pluck all the other strings, don't strum). It sounds cool clean or lightly crunchy and you can get away with playing nearly any modal scale over it. As for where to insert it in progressions, I leave that to the pro's lol. I have examples of where I've used it of course but I doubt anyone is interested in copying my stuff!


-------2------
-------3------
-------0------
-------4-------
--x (mute)-
-------3------

 

[junk notes]

Alright.
Here is just one approach using your voicing idea throughout the fretboard.

In keeping this extremely easy formula players are able to continue and extrapolate chords which are derived from the original voicing.

Not just one chord, but optionally six more can be used, altered and customized to a players personal flavor.

You will most likely not use all; but just one or two more custom chords out of the seven, assisting to the songs complexity. Less boring with more structure and personal content. You will have to make it happen.

The formula is an easy one.
Choose the key with in which you want to write and compose in, and just continue with the "million dollar chord voicing" on the fretboard.

Pencil and paper are players best friends to keep them out of a rut.

It takes not being lazy to sound "Like a Million Bucks!"
Players will sound more refined, having more confidence in their ideas and song writing. Rewards are abundant.


Try this on another one of your showy chords, and post your findings for all us to steal!

 

[junk notes]

So, where are the other marshallforum.com members that can post up one of their million dollar chords.? Where is the gang from Show me your riffs. Lets see where it goes - then we can steal use it!

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

As I read through this, I makes me realize how little I truly know.
I like putting riffs together, and trying to make them sound fluid, and familiar.
But one chord I like to mess with is an E chord that starts on the 2’nd fret with the D string, and adding an open A.
George Lynch did it in one of his songs with Docken.

Thanks from one of the Show me your riffs gang…

Mitch

 

[Headache]

I love this thread, sadly I am guitarded when it comes to theory or even chords. I keep them simple and mean. I'm more like a 1st grader trying to learn calculus.... I suck.
1. I play with so much gain that it would be hard to hear what the other strings would be adding.
2. Beautiful chords just aren't my style of music.

But I'll show you my favorite chord. (With a standard tuned guitar)

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

My favorite Drop tuned chord shape

1--------------
4--------------
3---------------
1---------------
1---------------
1---------------

 

[axe4me]

I played an Aug. chord at GC.

A GC employee told me I did a diminished chord.

Ear training at it's best.

I smiled and played some more familiar SRV while some kid tuned up at concert volume with some 808 pedal.