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sus4 Patterns
Shown left is the barred version of the chords
For Esus4 & Asus4 replace the bar with the nut (open)Tuning:
Standard
Comments:
May I suggest the lovely Esus4?It was one of the first chords I learned as it was simple to play; a one finger chord only a hair's breadth away from an open A major. I remember discovering this sequence, enjoying the private world of these two chords, strumming away on one, then the other...and back again...then back to the other...until eventually someone asked me to stop... It's now some years later and since then sus4 chords have found their way into several of my songs as both E-shaped barres and A-shaped barres (see diagrams). The 'sus' (suspended) means 'replace the 3rd with something else', therefore, in themselves, sus chords are neither major nor minor. This means they can be resolved by just changing one note into a standard major or minor chord, a change that can sound really rather effective. An open Esus4 sounds warm and full of hope when plucked just once (with a relaxed flourish) and simply allowed to ring...
Submitted by James Hollingsworth - Oct 03
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Em9 (again)
Tuning:
Standard
Comments:
oh man i love this chord...it's pure blissed-out love...I used it in a song called 'There In Time Is A Love Unknown'. You can either hit or not hit the harmonic on the octave with the bottom of the 5th finger.
Submitted by Dan Scott-Cumming - Nov 01
Em9
Tuning:
Standard
Comments:
I have always known this chord as the "artichoke chord". The person who showed me this chord says that the sound of this chord reminds him of the taste of artichoke. Ever since that day this has been my favourite chord and although slightly difficult to incorporate into a song I have managed it in an instrumental piece which I have never quite finished.
Submitted by Thomas Spanyol - Aug 01
Bond (Another Em9)
Tuning:
Standard
Comments:
My favourite chord is what I call the James Bond chord.
Mutter the words "No Mr Bond, I expect you to die..." in a Russian accent, then strum slowly from the high E string downward... see what happens !!
Submitted by Greg Sinden - Jul 01
D9 and Em11
Tuning:
DADGAE
Comments:
The DADGAE tuning allows you to form full and rich (Rich) chords within the key of D with relative ease. This gives you the opportunity to explore melodies and extra embellishments with those free fingers.
Submitted by Rich Barnard - Jul 01
The minor 7th Patterns
Tuning:
Standard
Comments:
The two classic minor 7th patterns can be played on any fret. The root note of the first pattern being determined by the e string and the root note of the second being on the a string. Both of the patterns can be played as open chords with the first finger bar being replaced by the nut (or fret zero). In which case they would be Em7 and Am7 respectively. These patterns provide a good beginning for anyone wanting to get into bar chords because they are simple and yet you can do so much with them. Try Gm7, Am7 & Dm7 together. Gm7 is the first pattern with the bar on the third fret. Move the whole pattern up two frets for Am7. Then use the second pattern on the same (5th) fret for Dm7. Hey, it's a song! Actually, it's 'Before The Universe' but I won't sue you. You may wonder why in the first pattern you use the third finger. Why not the second? The reason is that if you learn to play it this way you will find changing between this and other patterns to be easier. It's better not to play the low e string in the second pattern but it doesn't matter if you do.
Submitted by David Sherwood - May 01
F Maj7
Tuning:
Standard
Comments:
This chord has the nickname Silver Sky because it was the first chord in a song of the same name. T stands for thumb. The thumb has always played an important roll in my playing but if you can't get your thumb around it just don't play the string.
Submitted by David Sherwood - Apr 01
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