• Registered: 2007-07-20
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Topic: Chord help

I'm writing a song and can't find anywhere on chordie the type of chord I'm playing. Pre-chorus, I'm playing a standard D, then for a subtle change I remove my index finger, so the chord is:

2
3
0
0
x
x

Can't find it on chordie... what is it?

Cheers,
Dylan.

  • Registered: 2007-07-20
  • Posts: 26

Re: Chord help

Dosen't anybody know?

  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: Chord help

Hi dylanmorgan - Here is a resource that can help with chords:
http://chordfind.com/
However, I get nothing for your chord on their nifty little reverse chord finder.

So, lets dissect your chord note for note and see what sort of critter it might be.
Your chord has these notes; D, G, D, F#.

Let the G be the root.  Why? Because it just makes the most sense that way . . . since the other notes all relate to G better than they relate to the Ds or the F#.

So, G=1, D=5, F#=7.
Seems to me that it is almost a Gmaj7 but it is missing the B (which would be the 3rd in the chord).

So, this chord seems to be a Gmaj7 without the third.
Perfectly good chord and if it sounds good in your song, then that is dandy.

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Re: Chord help

dylan

I was going to tell you to go http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/chord_name.php
but i went there and placed those notes on the fretboard and got no answer for what that chord is.
I maybe talking kak here but maybe it is not a chord,even though I tihnk everything must be some sort of chord?
if you can remember and use it for your own use you could write it as D-2ndA, meaning missing out the A note on the second fret....LOL. yeah kack idea...

no idea

Ken

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  • Registered: 2007-07-20
  • Posts: 26

Re: Chord help

Thanks for your replies, James and upyerkilt. I too searched chordfind.com but came away empty handed which is why I posed the question here. Although to be honest, I was only looking under the many 'D' variant chords because I asumed it would be related to D. I'm not as clued in as you James on the structure of chords and such, so I had no idea about breaking it down like you did, and I would never have guessed at a Gmaj7.

I like your idea too upyerkilt, about giving it a name so I recognize it when writing the chords used in my songs.

It does fit well in the song, a nice change of pitch, but if it isn't a 'found' chord, am I breaking any rules by playing it? I guess not, as it doesn't sound like a bag of spanners when I play it.

Thanks again, guys.

Dylan.