Like to create weird guitar chord shapes?

[Machinated]

Cheers for this - pretty cool!

 

[James-Doolan]

Very interesting gents please continue

 

[HandsOfDespair]

Leaving out the third is what makes the chord suspended, thus the suspended2 or sus2 chord.
If you play the third, but add a 2nd to the chord, it would be an add9. You would generally want to play it above the third so that it didn't clash with it too bad, hence calling it a 9th instead of a 2nd.

kk, thx for the explanation, I just never saw any sus2 chord, thats why I thought by sus2 you were meaning a chord with a 9th

 

[Chryst Krispies]

So I take it you would need a new chart for whatever key you would be in though correct?

This looks like it would correspond to an Ab scale?

Post some of the new shapes you came up with dude, I want to expand.

 

[STINNETT]

So I take it you would need a new chart for whatever key you would be in though correct?

This looks like it would correspond to an Ab scale?

Post some of the new shapes you came up with dude, I want to expand.

No, I don't mean for that last fret to represent the nut. This is just a generic chunk of a fretboard which can be thought to reside anywhere you wish.
Simply visualize the root note, or the "1" in any position, to be whatever note you want it to be. Granted, if you wanted the root note on the low E to represent "F", the three frets to the left would not apply if you were working in the first position.
See what I mean?

 

[Chryst Krispies]

Ahhh Okie that'sa what I kinda thought in the back of my head.

Thanks for this. It's really easy to figure out which my retarded ass likes haha.
I'm going to redo this over for myself though and change the b2s and other flat notes to minor 2 etc. I have a lot easier time with those.

 

[Metaltastic]

Ooh, who's the new babe Chrispies? And in fact, who's the other one?

Metalhead, chords frighten me, but this is a really cool chart, so I did a right-click/save-as, and it may just come in handy in the future - thanks!

 

[Sickan]

Ooh, who's the new babe Chrispies? And in fact, who's the other one?

The new one is Megan Fox, the far left one is Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil

 

[Metaltastic]

WHAAA!!?!??! That's Megan Fox on the right? Damn, picture compression did not do wonders for her face...

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I got excited from the Transformers thread what can I say.

I like LC's music too though. Hhaha.

 

[pifos_2]

very nice !!! thanx

 

[t-rave]

great chart!

if you guys like to explore this kind of thing check out the guitar Grimore series..detailed to the point of tedium but awesome for a quick reference Like Metalhead created!

http://www.guitargrimoire.com/gt02.htm

they have books for scales and progressions too!

 

[Metaltastic]

Hahaahahha, gotta update your resizr membership there, Chrispies

 

[Chryst Krispies]

NOOOOOOOOO!

 

[STINNETT]

Ahhh Okie that'sa what I kinda thought in the back of my head.

Thanks for this. It's really easy to figure out which my retarded ass likes haha.
I'm going to redo this over for myself though and change the b2s and other flat notes to minor 2 etc. I have a lot easier time with those.

I can make you a version like that very easily if you want.

I assume you are okay with the b5 label, right?

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I can make you a version like that very easily if you want.

I assume you are okay with the b5 label, right?

Uhh If you wouldn't mind doing that I'd be very greatful.

The b5 can stay even though I'm used to diminished fifth.
But that's common enough where I'm used to it.

Thanks dude.

 

[AudioGeekZine]

can you replace the b with a ♭ ?

 

[dan weapon]

Good work man. I used to do similar things to this all the time to work out my own new licks in a certain key - but instead of having ALL the notes, I'd use just the ones in (say) the fifth mode of harmonic minor. I'll try and use your guide as an example, but whereas yours is great for building and understanding chords, highlighting just notes in a certain scale can be great for solo purposes.

 

[dan weapon]

Here's an example:

You can then take it a step further and highlight all the notes in the fifth mode of the harmonic minor, except (say) the b7, or the b7 and the b2 - therefore creating cool hexatonic or pentatonic versions of the scale.
This means you'll get large intervalic jumps between certain notes that can give a nice exotic feel - like Marty Friedman - who is the master at this.
It also helps you stop using the same old tried and tested licks in every solo.

I need to start doing this again, actually....

 

[Kazrog]

Great chart, thanks for posting!