Chord Name?

I learned a chord a long time ago but I never learned the name, so I was wondering if you all could help me figure it out.

A friend of mine was teaching me to play a song and we used a D major chord (which I also didn't know the name of 'til I started using Guitar Tricks) and alternated with another chord that was made by barring the e, B,G and D strings at the second fret with your index finger and playing the G note on the third fret of the e string with your ring finger. I remember that it had a fifth string bass note.

Hopefully my description was clear, I don't know how to do the chord diagrams.

Thanks in advance for any help.

tweety67

Hi Tweety..
Take a look at the "Ultimate Chord Finder" tool. Top Right side of the web page in red banner. Middle Icon. You can look at all the chord structures. I would start with the major chords until you see one that looks like what you describe.
To do a chord diagram is no more then rows and columns with a dot where your finger go. Only 5 or 6 frets would be needed.
link to blank chord boxes
http://www.justinguitar.com/images/RS_images/BlankChordBoxes.pdf
hope this helps

From what you describe, that is an A7 chord you are describing.

Here a web page to input the fingering and it will give the chord name.
http://www.gootar.com/guitar/
I don't know how well it works.
Good luck

F#
C#
A
E
A
G

Unless I'm missing something, the notes he's describing are:

e(3rd fret) - G
B(2nd fret) - C#
G(2nd fret) - A
D(2nd fret) - E
A (open) - A

Originally Posted by: tweety67A friend of mine was teaching me to play a song and we used a D major chord (which I also didn't know the name of 'til I started using Guitar Tricks) and alternated with another chord that was made by barring the e, B,G and D strings at the second fret with your index finger and playing the G note on the third fret of the e string with your ring finger. I remember that it had a fifth string bass note.

I think you've got it right, Rich. D to A7. Does this tab look like what you are describing?


|--2-----3-----------------------------------|
|--3-----2-----------------------------------|
|--2-----2-----------------------------------|
|--0-----2-----------------------------------|
|--------0-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
D A7

I play those chords as a D(I) - A7(V) progression in this classical lesson.

http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=15176&s_id=1036

Christopher, yes that is exactly what I was trying to describe. Loved the lesson, you are an amazing guitarist.

Maggior- thanks for your help too. I am not a "he" though. LOL

compart1- I tied using the Chord finder but could not make heads or tails of the diagrams! How are you supposed to read those things?



tweety67

Originally Posted by: tweety67Maggior- thanks for your help too. I am not a "he" though. LOL
tweety67

Sorry :-).

No problem.

Hi again Tweety67
Using the chord finder is basically making selections.
For example, select A, Then select variation 2, it will bring up finger placement.
The red dots being the root note the white your Fourth or fifth, and X string note played. If you go back to the first variation you will see finger placement for open chord. You can place your cursor over any string and fret and see what that note is. You can go back and select another key and/or min, dim or aug .
This was kind a backward way to figure out the chord structure you had in question, but I am poorly versed in theory.
The other link ( http://www.gootar.com/guitar/ ) you can place your cursor where it matches your chord fingering and it tell you the chord name. This is good when other only can show the chord but don't know the name. It also uses the cursor to select sting and fret. This is a sample program and I could not find how to X an unplayed note.
I hope your note as confused as I am..

Originally Posted by: tweety67Christopher, yes that is exactly what I was trying to describe.

Good deal! Glad we cleared that up & you liked the lesson.