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[Whalebot]

Cowboy, open position, sure they could all be sexual positions, but we know that they are not. and I love em. I'm a folkie, three (or four) chords and a capo. There's something quite satisfying about a big fat E.

[JasmineTea]

G. Everything should be in G...with the exception of an ocassional song in C.

[Hudman]

 

Originally posted by JasmineTea G. Everything should be in G...with the exception of an ocassional song in C.

 

 

I agree. G is one of the first chords I play when I pick up a guitar.

[postalsock]

yea open E's are a great chord. I also like Cadd7 or something its like a open C but instead of it being on the first fret its on the 3rd.

[Queequeg]

"autoharp"

[Dave W.]

Originally posted by JasmineTea G. Everything should be in G...with the exception of an ocassional song in C.

 

Sorry, "Dave's Blues" is in E. I have been playing it for years and thought I was so original. One day I was digging through a drawer and found an old Fred Sokolow cassette lesson. There it was, note for note. Can't even remember buying the tape, too many lost brain cells. Anyway, it's now back to "Fred's Blues", but it's still in E and I love it.

[kwakatak]

Nope, you're all wrong. D is where it's at. Especially with the F# on the 6th string.

 

 

[JasmineTea]

Originally posted by Queequeg "autoharp"

And I s'pose you're one of those Bb guys, eh?

[Cldplytkmn]

ah... the kinda thread i can appreciate... haha...

 

G, C, D... i can't pick a favorite key... Every time i pick up new guitars at shops i strum a G, if it sounds good, i continue with more shapes and runs and things...

[Queequeg]

 

Originally posted by JasmineTea And I s'pose you're one of those Bb guys, eh?

 

right. I guess it must be my clarinet upbringing.

no, not really.

I suppose if I surveyed the repertoire, such as it is, probably 3/4 of the tunes I play are in the key of G. maybe more, but because I can't sing worth a tinker's damn, I am compelled to move and around up the neck.

[Cldplytkmn]

Bb's make me sick

[Queequeg]

Originally posted by Cldplytkmn Bb's make me sick

 

[JasmineTea]

 

Originally posted by Queequeg right. I guess it must be my clarinet upbringing.

Actualy, I've been appreciating Bb and G minor lately.

 

Here's an open G minor for anyone interested, frets:

 

3

X

0

3

3

3 or X, depending on your pref/fingering. You can also get the 7th(s) and 6th here.

 

A couple different ways to finger it:

 

T

Mute with tip of thumb

0

1

1

1

Or:

1

Mute with side of 1

0

2

3

4

Or if you wanna get the 7s and 6 on the high string:

2

Mute with side of 2

0

3

4

1 will reach the 7s, 0pen for the 6th.

 

Hope this makes sense...

[JasmineTea]

 

Originally posted by Cldplytkmn Bb's make me sick

Open Bb

Frets:

1

1

0

3

3

1

Fingering:

T

T

0

3

4

1

[Michael Martin]

 

Originally posted by Cldplytkmn Bb's make me sick

 

 

Me too--they taste awful when I play 'em--but I wrote a song (fingerstyle) with this in it--not sure what the heck it is--but it's obviously B-flattyish:

 

x13310

 

Anybody know?

[JasmineTea]

Originally posted by Michael Martin x13310 Anybody know?

Bbsus2b5?

[theGOOCH]

according to chordbook.com

 

A#sus/E

 

So B flattyish would be correct!

[Dave W.]

Originally posted by theGOOCH according to chordbook.com A#sus/E So B flattyish would be correct!

 

Is that like a seismic anomaly, or just an enharmonic equivalent. I know, it's lame, but I couldn't resist.

[Rickkkk]

This thread's already pretty loaded, but I'll chime in anyway.

 

I much prefer the sound of open chords on an acoustic. No matter how good your barre chords are, they'll never resonate as much as a good open chord.

 

... and ... the opposite is generally true on an electric.

 

Life is so nice and balanced ....

[theGOOCH]

Originally posted by Dave W. Is that like a seismic anomaly, or just an enharmonic equivalent. I know, it's lame, but I couldn't resist.

 

I'd make a wise comment if I knew what that meant

[allthumz]

Originally posted by Whalebot Cowboy, open position, sure they could all be sexual positions, but we know that they are not. and I love em. I'm a folkie, three (or four) chords and a capo. There's something quite satisfying about a big fat E.

 

E is a rumbler. I love it too.

 

I like to put it with a G6 and an A. That is my "default" 3 chord progression. It is very soothing.

 

- Robert

[DADGADammit]

 

Originally posted by Michael Martin Me too--they taste awful when I play 'em--but I wrote a song (fingerstyle) with this in it--not sure what the heck it is--but it's obviously B-flattyish: x13310 Anybody know?

 

 

sounds like one of the intro chords on the album "Animals" by pink floyd

 

i'd call it either Bbadd9dim5 or Bbadd9aug4

 

i love Bb but my true love with acoustics is finding new ways to drone a string in standard tuning

[Whalebot]

Tune the 'B' to an 'A' like in DADGAD, leave the others in standard.

[Stackabones]

 

Originally posted by Queequeg "autoharp"

 

 

Every now and then I think I want one of those, but I can never justify spending the money.

[Queequeg]

Originally posted by Stackabones Every now and then I think I want one of those, but I can never justify spending the money.

only one I ever knew who had one was my first grade teacher.

Mean, old Mrs. Ort.

 

that's enough to keep my money in my pocket.