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Thread #105831   Message #2181292
Posted By: Richard Bridge
28-Oct-07 - 07:23 PM
Thread Name: DADGBD chord chart sought
Subject: RE: DADGBD chord chart sought
Some of those "top four" chords can be expanded by putting thumb over top to produce the note two octaves down from the top string.

If you don't want the A string in there, overshoot a bit with the thumb or barre finger and mute the A. Now it will go anywhere.

All the "power chords" can be played in a 3 string variant on the bottom 3 strings - if it's open it's DAD, and so-on up the neck, and all in fact are indeterminate so can work for a major or a minor. If you want the 6-string variant, the G string can be hard to get right, but the bottom 5 strings are thre if you can manage 2221 with just two fingers, and then barre so that G becomes 555433 - and G minor becomes 555333.

As you will have noticed, all it takes is the A string to be fretted on the second fret (020000) and you have a G chord. This can be barred and taken anywhere up the neck. Likewise the D chord 000230.

THe B minor is a roarer - 024400 and again barreable.

Rick Fielding's old posts used to speak of bringing the thumb a long way over the top to fret the bottom 2 strings.   I find this soon gets to hurt.

You don't really want to have us throw chords at you. What you want to do is to identify the notes you want in a chord, and see where you can play them. Don't copy (not La Rusby nor anyone else) - play the tune in your head and look for it. If you are going to copy (bite your tongue Richard, do not be nasty) - be selective.