Your Favorite Chord

Subject: Your Favorite Chord
From: 53
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:21 PM

What is your favorite chord. Mine is E?

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:26 PM

A#m7

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,wdyat24
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:27 PM

Why is E your favorite chord 53?

wdyat24

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: kendall
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:30 PM

Dm with the low E string dropped to D

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: 53
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:32 PM

It is a strong chord and it has balls.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,Steven
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:33 PM

D

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: catspaw49
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:45 PM

Ona cold night it would be of firewood.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,matt
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:47 PM

Definately plain open position G. I can play around with that for hours. My other favorite chords, though I love to play them, i have no idea what they're called.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: JenEllen
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:50 PM

Em. Technically a piece of cake. Acoustically an earfull as well as being heartbreakingly sad.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Anahootz
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 09:51 PM

Bungee.

'hootz

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,Jup
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 10:10 PM

The E cords are all great,and AD9 . Jup.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Bert
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 10:15 PM

Yup E is good. But it's much better when it's preceded by a B7.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Amergin
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 10:21 PM

well we don't call them cords we call them lines.....not much a fan of manila....or polypropylene....like nylon the best it stretches a bit....and is not too hard to tie with like poly...and is easier to splice than manila....(and lasts longer).

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,wdyat24
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 10:33 PM

Open G for me. Full chord leading everywhere.

wdyat24

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Genie
Date: 03 Apr 02 - 11:17 PM

Isn't there a chord (usually done on the piano) called "the devil's chord?" I've heard it before but I can't remember what chord it is. It's a great chord for ominous-sounding music. Anyone know what it is?

G

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: C-flat
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 02:27 AM

Umbilical. May I ask a question of you 53? Which of your many recent questions on "favourites" has been your favourite?

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: mousethief
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 03:05 AM

C. The plain old, first-position one. Gives you the full octave to pick over right in the middle, with slop room on the bottom (for walk-downs and -ups) and on the top (for melody runs). And I can sing in that key most songs that aren't plagal.

I keep wearing out the first fret on the 5th string of my guitars because of it. Shall have to learn to re-fret them or something.

Alex

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: mooman
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 03:16 AM

Don't know...got some lovely ones in DADGAD tuning but never got round to working out what they were...now where's my DADGAD chart...?

mooman

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 04:12 AM

I really like the one that runs from my guitar to my tuner...

My 2nd fav. is the one that goes from my tuner to the sound board...

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 04:43 AM

Fmaj7

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: 53
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 10:46 AM

Cflat, here's your answer. I just like to make conversation and bring a little cheer into Mudcat. Is ther anything wrong with that? You can probly tell my threads so if it bothers you just skip them OK.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,Am7
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 10:49 AM

There isn't any chord that comes cloes and all of you E'ites be damned!!

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 10:58 AM

I like to play in Db major!!!! Jez's is Ab minor diminished............LOL!!!!

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 11:14 AM

G.john

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,Am7
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 11:16 AM

Me Me Me ME!!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 11:21 AM

I diddnt mean that jez is diminished.........well.........no its her favourite chord!!!!

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,Amergin
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 11:23 AM

Cflat...I don't see BOB's threads to be any worse than many other threads I have seen here...and a whole sight better than others.....lay off of him.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Fortunato
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 12:20 PM

I prefer 53's threads to the non-music threads. The opportunity to discuss specific guitars is appreciated by many. Personally "American Bashing" and discussing Charles Manson, etc, have no interest for me. I'd much prefer to talk about guitars and chords.

I agree with Amergin, Cflat, if you don't like the threads, don't sign on.

Bob, I have three answers. First, I love to sing in A and D. I prefer to play A in the open G position with the capo at the second fret and D in the open C postion with the capo at the second fret. But for sound only I love the 6/9 chord.

53 you keep posting, I always read them, even if I have nothing to add. regards, Fortunato

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Grab
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 12:40 PM

Hey, what's your favourite foot to walk on? Or your favourite gear for driving in? ;-)

If I'm playing around, it'll usually be in key of A, Am, Bm, C, D, Dm, E, Em, F or G - they're all handy for playing stuff in. No real preferences. Although a G chord in drop-D or double-drop-D sounds sweet.

Almost always though, I play capo-2 or capo-4 to suit my voice.

Graham.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: 53
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 01:47 PM

Thanks Fortunato, I feel the same way. I would much rather talk music and guitars than some of the other stuff we have to choose from.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Bobert
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 02:00 PM

OPEN G... there, that makes four of us, I think. But Spawz is right in that the Open G. like most favorite chords, is awfully hard to get lit... but when you do, whew, you're gonna' need to open the windows and doors...

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 02:23 PM

You guys are being a little hard on C-flat, aren't you? I don't see any mean-spiritedness (word?) in his question.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: C-flat
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 02:33 PM

I much prefer the music threads too but I was begining to suspect that 53 was poking fun at the site! I'm just poking back a little. C-flat.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Mooh
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 02:37 PM

Well, favourite chord? That's about as twisted as having a favourite note. But that's what I like about Bob53's posts, there's a kind of twisted logic about them.

My favourite chord is the one which works the best to my ears when needed. Sometimes as rare as the Holy Grail.

Well done Bob, you've kept folks talking about something musical!

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 02:44 PM

What about that "Lost Chord"? Or do the Moody Blues still have it?

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 03:07 PM

As a Five String player, my favourite chord is G. (Five-Stings are open tuned to G).

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Hilary
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 05:36 PM

At the moment :

Em7 and 002200 which I believe is called A add 9

least favourite definitely Bm

Hilary

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 05:50 PM

How about C# minor or a neopolitan 6th chord!!!!

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,Claymore
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 06:18 PM

An Em for a jig such as Morrison's; it says shit's gonna happen...

An Am for a reel such as "Groweling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman" for the same reason...

And Bm for the waltzes, like "Two Rivers" or "Far Away" 'cause it's a sweet minor that tells you that nothing bad is going to happen.

(Fmaj7 is what you should drink a single malt scotch to... while the open G is strictly a beer chord...)

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Bullfrog Jones
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 06:30 PM

D Augmented for creating a sense of ant....................................................................................................................................................................................icipation!

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: 53
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 07:14 PM

Em11 is a nice chord, and it helps new players to be able to change chords without stopping.

Subject: BS: Your Favorite Chord
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 07:42 PM

I've always believed that BS as a prefix shouldn't be restricted to non-musical threads.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 01:02 PM

Em9, for a dollop of dissonance along with the sadness JenEllen mentioned ... chorded this way from from bottom string to top: E;D;G;F#;B;E (or for a different sound from the same chord: F#;D;G;E;B;E)...

A close second is this strange creature: F#;D;G;F#;C (or substitute E for one of the F#'s)....

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: 53
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 07:00 PM

I've never gotten into open tuning, I would like too but it seems that every time I try my guitar always comes up flat, so that I spend more time tuning that playing.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: Don Firth
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 08:31 PM

Try starting out in E, move back and forth between E, A, and B7 for a bit. Then when you're on A and ready to move back to the E, play a C instead. Pause. Then return to the E. Aaaahhh!

Don Firth

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,Claymore's admirer
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 08:35 PM

Claymore, how lyrical!!!!

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: 53
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 10:59 PM

Barre Chords are nice to work on especially if your guitar is set enough so that it won't kill your fingers.

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: 53
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 03:05 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: My guru always said
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 05:05 PM

Pru minor & Prim major.

A good friend didn't know the names of these chords & wanted to remember them somehow. So I said, why don't you name them after your cats - so she did & she always remembers them now.

OK, I confess, I sing a bit, possibly not a real musician.....

Subject: RE: Your Favorite Chord
From: GUEST,Garydon
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 05:29 PM

Open tuning to a Gm is fun and haunting to play. In Standard tuning I like the sound of Am9

Gary®