Guitar Chord finder

[JustChico]

Just wondering if anyone knows of a guitar chord finder-type app that would work on m33-6. Kind of like what's at guitarseek.com

Doesn't have to be exactly like that one...just for reference.

[Lea]

browse the net and look for ultimate-guitar.com on your PSP's web browser

[clwnz]

fuck you lea.
that doesnt work.

[Lea]

fuck you too, prick. atleast i tried to help

[xavis]

oh wow, a fight. nice.

[Lea]

from now on. im going to call you vincent. aright xavy?
also, i'd like to copy your sig and modify it, my version. if its okay

[xavis]

from now on. im going to call you vincent. aright xavy?
also, i'd like to copy your sig and modify it, my version. if its okay

um, sure. if you want.

[Lea]

done. vincent. vincent. vincent

[Kaikz]

Surprise buttsecks?

[Canada2113]

Just be a man and learn how to build a chord. Its not difficult.

[JustChico]

Canada -- K, no problem. Can you teach me, Obi-w...ait a minute. I don't want George Lucas suing me. But yeah, anyhoo, can you teach me?

Lea -- I go to UG quite often on my PC to grab tabs and such. They don't have a chord finder, per se. The chords are in the tab/chord sheets. Not very helpful if I run across a F#mAdd11.

Thanks for the replies, though.

[Canada2113]

I can teach you how to build a F#mAdd11. You can apply the same theory to any other chord you come across. Its really helpful if you come across a strange chord and need to build it right away instead of running over to a pc or something.
Anyway...

F#mAdd11.

First thing you need to do is determine what notes are in the chord. Start with the F#m part. You know you'll need the root, minor 3rd, and 5th, so F#, A, C#.

Then the Add11 part. You need to find the 11th. The easiest way to do this is to get that 11 down to a more manageable number, so we subtract 7 from it, which lowers it an octave, meaning an 11th is the same note as a 4th, just a full octave higher. A 4th is super easy to find, so we can now add B to our chord.

To explain the subtraction thing again, look at it like this: if you have two notes, and A and an A, one an octave higher than the other, you have the 1 and 8 notes. Subtract 7 from the higher octave A and you have 1. Same note, just 7 numbers higher.

So we know know we have F#, A, C#, and B in our chord, so start out with a basic F#m chord.

e|--2---(F#)
b|--2---(C#)
g|--2---(A)
d|--4---(F#)
a|--4---(C#)
e|--2---(F#)

Now we can do the "add11" part. You cant just throw the B in wherever you want. You might think "i can just shift that A up a whole step to get a B" but you would be wrong. You need that A in there because its the only A in the chord, but also because it says add11, which means the 11 (or 'B') should be at or near the top of the chord. The best way to do this is to drop the b strings C# to a B so it looks like this:

e|--2---(F#)
b|--0---(B)
g|--2---(A)
d|--4---(F#)
a|--4---(C#)
e|--2---(F#)

Unless you have 6 fingers theres no way that chord is going to work with the F# at the top. So you can just ignore that high F# because you dont really need it and play the chord like this:

e|--X---
b|--0---(B)
g|--2---(A)
d|--4---(F#)
a|--4---(C#)
e|--2---(F#)

Still a little awkward, but you'll get used to it. I use my index finger on the low E, pinky and ring on the A and D strings, and middle finger on the G.

It may take a while to manually work through chords for a while, but if you keep practicing you'll be able to build a chord in no time at all. You'll even learn how to spice up a boring chord progression without it sounding wonky once you get used to the relationship between notes.

[JustChico]

Canada -- that freakin' rocks, dude! I have absolutely NEVER seen chord building explained so simply. Usually whenever I run across a "theory lesson" the person is more interested in showing how much they know as opposed to actually teaching someone something. Thanks a bunch