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Worked for hunting for thousands of years.  No powder required.

Who's site?

There is a great burger place local to me called "Wibbly's"

I gain weight when I drive past it.

Well, copyright on authorship is a relatively new development in IP law.   I think that only came into being around 1986 or so.  Prior to that, you did have to register and fill out paperwork and file them with various agencies in order to claim copyright, so that is why you find so much older music in the public domain.

Since most nations adhere to the same body of law via treaty, it's the same pretty much the world over.

Over the Hills and Far Away
Bron Yr Aur Stomp
Going to California
Ramble On
The Battle of Evermore

Goths.

There are lots of corners in Chordie, so I don't think there's a risk of it turning into a corner for music intellectuals.   (I've been called many things, but that's a first.    )  But I *am* a theory geek, and there is no corner for me and other like minded folks.   

I'm not an advanced player by any stretch of the imagination.  I've been studying and playing music my whole life, but that was all horns and percussion.   I picked up the guitar two years ago (and the bass two months ago).  And while I would say I have advanced quickly with the instrument  (I'm rehearsing with a band, planning a demo CD and we're ready for paid gigs), that is only for two reasons.  1.  I have established, disciplined practice routines learned from years playing other instruments, and 2.  I have a pretty good grasp of theory.   With the guitar, like the keyboard, theory can be applied in a practical manner directly to the instrument.  You can use theory to create music, and hear the results immediately.    The fret board's layout ties directly back to it.   Theory will make you a better musician and artist.

The other area that I'd advocate for is a "technique" section for the discussion of scales, drills, exercises,  picking and other things necessary to play well.  That would be of a direct benefit to someone like you, Nadine.  You're someone who has a grasp of theory, but has not yet developed the technique to manipulate the fretboard.  That's something that I always advocate;  Technique first, artistry second.   It does not matter how much your artistic blood is flowing, or what your creative intentions are if you can't manipulate the fretboard in a predictable way.   Playing the guitar (or any instrument for that matter) is primarily a technical exercise.  Your hands have to be conditioned.  Muscle memory has to be gained.   Picking and strumming techniques have to be mastered.   All those kinds of mechanical things that we always think of as boring to practice, but are critical to play well.     Good technique will make you a better player.

Better player.  Better artist.  That's what I use Chordie for.  I think it could work for other folks, too.  And if it doesn't, there's still all those other areas that do work for them.

I haven't opened a bebo account, and I probably won't.  I like Chordie, and I don't post in too many other places, so I'd like to apply my energy into molding Chordie, than trying to do something new.

No.  It is not why we have the 2nd Amendment.

Things I dislike:  Poor civics education.

I don't think it's a question about too many sections, but appropriate sections.  I don't think there should be separate electric and acoustic sections, for example, and I'd like to see regionalized forums to aid in connecting musicians with each other.

But really, a music forum of this sort that has no area to talk about the actual mechanics and science of making music is missing something.

A 9 is basically a 2, which in the key of C is D.  So find a D, and fret that.  Or in the case of open C at the neck, just play the D string open.

I only like good music.  If it wasn't good, why would I like it?

* eyes roll *

There is a great book called "Scales Over Chords" that describes a technique called the "CAGED sequence" that does this for all major chords.   It's pretty simple, and describes the chord shape you would want to play for the same chord as you move down the neck.

Example, in C.

Open C is a C shape.  The next C down the neck is an A shape.  The next C below that is a G shape.  Then a E shape.  Then a D shape.

That works for every chord shape.  It works really well for me, as it's easy to remember.    It puts any major chord within a three fret reach no matter where you are on the fretboard, which is a handy thing to have.