starting over

[jamminman]

well i've been playing for a wile now well off and on for personal reasons and i tryed to play a few songs at a buddys place and found that i was having difficulty just changing cords as i said it's back to basics for me i now just sit there on a 4 strum pattern playing A, D, E, and so on .

 

Wile i'm here I also have a question about the family of cords

you know

 

The A family

A--D--E

 

The D family

D--EM--G--A

 

The G family

G--AM--C--D--EM

 

The C family

C--DM--EM--F--G--AM

 

The question is what family of cords am i missing and what are they.

[suprswd]

you dont have any dominant 7th chords...

 

they lead nicely to major chords, but you cant end a song with a 7th, most of the time.

 

try some out

[suprswd]

learn all the major+minor+7th chords and you can play almost every song.

 

aka campfire chords

 

~Logan

[babablowfish]

This may not be what you are looking for, but you might want to practice hitting the chords out of a logical musical sequence. For instance :A-B-C-D-E-F-G played slowly at first with one chord change per each downstroke and then playing increasingly faster with attention to hitting the chord precisely. Then you can do it with minors and then 7ths. Then, scramble the letters and do it again. The key is to be able to hit any chord at any time that it is needed, not just in a particular sequence. Anyway, this is the drill that I used to learn and it worked for me. Be patient- don't expect instant results.

[Hudman]

 

Originally posted by jamminman well i've been playing for a wile now well off and on for personal reasons and i tryed to play a few songs at a buddys place and found that i was having difficulty just changing cords as i said it's back to basics for me i now just sit there on a 4 strum pattern playing A, D, E, and so on . Wile i'm here I also have a question about the family of cords you know The A family A--D--E The D family D--EM--G--A The G family G--AM--C--D--EM The C family C--DM--EM--F--G--AM The question is what family of cords am i missing and what are they.

 

 

Don't get too caught up thinking in terms of "chord families". There are too many exceptions out there. I learned chord progressions by learning songs. Find music you like and learn it. You will learn a lot and train your ear.

[Rickkkk]

 

Originally posted by jamminman well i've been playing for a wile now well off and on for personal reasons and i tryed to play a few songs at a buddys place and found that i was having difficulty just changing cords as i said it's back to basics for me i now just sit there on a 4 strum pattern playing A, D, E, and so on . Wile i'm here I also have a question about the family of cords you know The A family A--Bm--C#m--D--E--F#m The D family D--Em--F#m--G--A--Bm The G family G--Am--Bm--C--D--Em The C family C--Dm--Em--F--G--Am The E family E--F#m--G#m--A--B--C#m The F family F--Gm--Am--Bb--C--Dm The B family B--C#m--Ebm--E--F#--G#m The question is what family of cords am i missing and what are they.

 

 

Hey Jam ... Please see my above quote for missing stuff. The dominant chord in each key (G in C, A in D, so on ...) can be played as a 7th (drop the 8th, or tonic - 4th in your major chord interval - note, a whole tone), particularly when ending a musical phrase that leads back into the tonic ("home" chord).

 

As a previous poster mentions, however, don't get too bent outta shape trying to memorize this stuff. It tends to come over time and furthermore, some keys are rarely played in on an acoustic without the benefit of a capo simply because the natural chords are too messy to play (barre chords, so on ....).

 

Have fun - learn some songs you like - start with simple things. Don't be afraid to sing, too.