[Chris]

I get dizzy trying to transpose chords onto the 7, and I play these a ton and would love to know if they have an actual name

E|-----]
B|-----]
G|--0--] G
D|--4--] F#
A|--5--] D
E|--5--] A
B|--3--] D

And the same thing, down a step:

E|-----]
B|-----]
G|--0--] G
D|--2--] E
A|--3--] C
E|--3--] G
B|--1--] C

I use them predominantly in this progression, though I pick them, not strum them.

http://www.sevenstring.org/audio/night.mp3

[Vince]

1st one: D major
2nd one: C major

[Chris]

Thank you sir.

[Vince]

no prob, anytime

[Metal Ken]

Every chord has a name. they might be something absurd (D#Min aug7 b5b9 Add4 Add b11 or something crazy like that ;p ;p)
Anyway, the first chord is a DMaj Add11.

Here, lemme chart out Maj. & Minor Root 7 chords (Lesson coming ;p)

In the Key of D Major, since thats the first chord you posted, and its a chance of pace from doing something in C Maj. Its also in one of our favorite 7 string friendly keys, B Minor. Containing both C# and F# as sharp notes.

Edit: I posted the relation intevallically between all the notes (1,3,5, etc)

-----------------

E|-----]
B|-----]
G|-----]  
D|--4--] F#-3
A|--5--] D- 1
E|--5--] A- 5
B|--3--] D- 1
D Major

E|--0--] E-1
B|--0--] B-5
G|--0--] G-3b 
D|--5--] G-3b
A|--7--] E-1
E|--7--] B-5
B|--5--] E-1
E Minor


E|-----] 
B|--7--] F#-5
G|--9--] D-1 
D|--7--] A-3b
A|--9--] F#-1
E|--9--] C#-5
B|--7--] F#-1
F# Minor

E|-----]
B|-----] 
G|-----]  
D|--9--] B- 3
A|--10-] G- 1
E|--10-] D- 5
B|--8--] G- 1
G Major


E|-----]
B|-----] 
G|-----]  
D|--11-] C#- 3
A|--12-] A- 1
E|--12-] E- 5
B|--10-] A- 1
A Maj

E|--2--] F#-5
B|--3--] D- 3b
G|--4--] B- 1
D|--4--] F#-5
A|--2--] B- 1
E|--2--] F#-5
B|--0--] B- 1
B Minor

E|-----] E-3b
B|--0--] B- 7b
G|--4--] B- 7b
D|--5--] G -5
A|--2--] B- 7b
E|--3--] e- 3b
B|--2--] C#- 1
C#min7b5

Alternate open string chords:

E|-----]
B|--3--]D-1
G|--2--] A-3  
D|--0--] F#-3
A|--0--] A -3
E|--2--] F#-5
B|--3--] D- 1

i'll post some 7ths and other altered/extended chords. Those are just off the top of my head, and Im tired of thinking and typing right now

[Drew]

Originally Posted by Chris

I get dizzy trying to transpose chords onto the 7, and I play these a ton and would love to know if they have an actual name

E|-----]
B|-----]
G|--0--] G
D|--4--] F#
A|--5--] D
E|--5--] A
B|--3--] D

Unless I'm VERY greatly mistaken, that first one's a Dadd4... a D major with an added 4th degree (in this case, G) in addition to the third. (drop that F# by either raising it a half-step or playing the open D, and you'd get a Dsus4, a D with the 3rd degree replaced by a 4th, giving it a tonality that is neither major nor minor (thus "suspended" between harmonies)

-D

[Metal Ken]

Originally Posted by Drew

Unless I'm VERY greatly mistaken, that first one's a Dadd4... a D major with an added 4th degree (in this case, G) in addition to the third. (drop that F# by either raising it a half-step or playing the open D, and you'd get a Dsus4, a D with the 3rd degree replaced by a 4th, giving it a tonality that is neither major nor minor (thus "suspended" between harmonies)

-D

Yeah... i was thinking 11th...which i guess is a 4th an octave higher, right? lol

[Drew]

Originally Posted by HateBreeder

Yeah... i was thinking 11th...which i guess is a 4th an octave higher, right? lol

Yeah.

I suppose from a classical standpoint the 11th is more "correct," as it's an added tone and traditionally one adds chord tones ascending from the next lowest, not between tones already included in the triad- for example, Emadd9 rather than Emadd2, while in the case of suspended chords you replace triad tones with the suspending chord tone- Dsus2 or sus4, not Dsus9 or sus11, as its harmonic function is best described by placing it as close to the chord's third as possible (as it's a substitution, not an addition).

So, sure, let's call it a Dadd11.

-D

[Kaladrakas]

does anyone here use "holdswereque" voicings? just asking

[WayneCustom7]

Whatever they're called keep them coming, thanks