Eric Johnson Chord Names??

[jmingo]

I was wondering what chords these were, Eric Johnson seems to play them a lot.

 

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Over what chords would these go well with in standard major key songs??

 

Anyone have any other chords eric johnson plays tabbed out that they could share??

 

Thanks

[jazzbo]

They are all the same chord shape, just with different roots.

Looking at the first one, the notes are B F# A# C#

it suggests Bmaj9, but if the bass player were playing a G# it could be G#m11

same with the other two

either Emaj9 or C#min11

either F#maj9 or Ebmin11

[jmingo]

so throwing the first chord over top of a B chord or a G#m would be good?? or a song in the key of B or G#m woudl be alright too?

thanks

[jazzbo]

Originally posted by jmingo so throwing the first chord over top of a B chord or a G#m would be good?? or a song in the key of B or G#m woudl be alright too? thanks

 

 

yes right

 

i should add that the simplest way of thinking of it is as a major 7th with a sus 2 - so it could be Bmaj7sus2 - that is probably the way EJ is using it in context

[joenovice]

I use those shapes all the time to imply minor 11 chords. "Imply" because I use them without a root.

They sound more like minor structures than major.