Cool Chords

How about some super sweet sounding chord voicings? Some of these you may recognize, while others may be new.

As we build chord preferences [a catalog of those we like to use], one of the main questions is “Does this meet my standard for a great sounding chord?”. There is a threshold that chords need to meet, to get added to our preferred chords. This threshold involves the degree of difficulty in fingering, how it resonates, & where it may fit [where it is 'appropriate'].

Here, I provide some my favorite chords; some were taught to me, some I discovered. This is by no means [because this is endless] an exhaustive list, but it can show you chords that set a threshold, & thus provide a way to start searching for similar types of fingerings & sounds [ones with beautiful resonance].

Take in the tab, play these chords, start searching for others, name them if necessary, & add them to progressions [find out where they work]. Hopefully you’ll be adding them to songs you write.

We’ll be updating this page, adding more cool chords. Our first installment is some E Major type chords.

E Major Type Cool Chords

Posted: October 27th, 2009
Categories: Fretboard Insight
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