What is the chord? I feel like I am going insane


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09/02/2023 6:47 pm


 


Can someone tell me what this chord is? I feel so stupid, but I cannot figure out what it is supposed to be


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09/02/2023 10:01 pm
#1 Originally Posted by: gauchekee


 


Can someone tell me what this chord is? I feel so stupid, but I cannot figure out what it is supposed to be

B minor. 


b (1) - d (minor 3) - f# (5)


Couple of doubled notes in that voicing. What is that tab from?


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09/03/2023 1:36 am

It is from a guitar tab on songster for Cigarette Daydreams. It was confusing for me because it did not look at all like Bm from the tab, lol


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09/03/2023 4:38 am
#4 Originally Posted by: gauchekee

It is from a guitar tab on songster for Cigarette Daydreams. It was confusing for me because it did not look at all like Bm from the tab, lol

It doesn't look like the standard, typical voicing of a B minor chord barre chord.  But it is  simply a B minor chord because of the notes.  The only notes used are the notes that form a B minor chord.


|--2-(f#)(5th)-----|
|--0-(b)(1st)------|
|--4-(b)(1st)------|
|--0-(d)(min3rd)--|
|--2-(b)(1st)------|
|------------------|


But I've heard that song & I'm pretty sure they just use a standard B minor barre chord.


 


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09/03/2023 12:15 pm

Chris is right.  If you look up the song on Ultimate Guitar Pro it uses the standard B minor barre chord (which is mush easier to play), not the voicing shown in the original post.


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09/06/2023 12:46 am

As a guitar novice, is anyone able to explain why they notated it the way that they did? Since it is supposed to be a B minor barre chord, why did they not have it listed as such? Sorry for the noob question, lol


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09/06/2023 11:18 am
#6 Originally Posted by: gauchekee

As a guitar novice, is anyone able to explain why they notated it the way that they did? Since it is supposed to be a B minor barre chord, why did they not have it listed as such? Sorry for the noob question, lol

I don't for certain, but my best guess is simple incompetence.  Anyone with an account can create tabs on Songster without editorial oversight.  While it can be a helpful resource with content by people that are sincerely trying to help other guitar players there's no guarantee the content is correct.


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