swleary Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I love using the open C chord...its my go to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 my fav chord to play, is the Hendrix chord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Open D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega1 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 G chord. Always the first one I play to see if a guitar is in tune too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 G chord. Always the first one I play to see if a guitar is in tune too. +1 same here.. always tune to G But its the big three.. G D C so many rock songs use those three chords its amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I always use an Em7add11 to see if I'm in tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I play a Korg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I just love the first chord of Spanish Castle Magic,I don't even know the name of it,I never got it from a book but just listened to the song so much that I figured it out on my own.The chord is some form of a C#9th or 7th as near as I can figure.Whenever I try out a guitar,Strats especially,I always hit that chord because for some reason the overtones it creates bring out nuances in the sound that are unique to that chord and on a Strat especially it just sounds majestic and even moreso through a Marshall stack-a combo won't cut it-not even a Marshall,tried that too. BTW: I'd love to know what the "Hendrix" chord is,or is this another one of these weird things that some people have come up with to build on the "Hendrix mystique"? I know that he made a lot of use of 7th and 9th chords but so did guys like Buddy Guy,Lightnin' Hopkins and a host of other guitarists who came before him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I don't know what it is exactly called, but mine is an extended A chord with the two high strings. Alex Lifeson uses it a lot. A close second would be A an octave above, with a killswitch no less! Yes, I am talking about the Alive! version of Cold Gin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljohnr Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Because it's the saddest of all keys..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgViOqGJEvM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 A major (or A5). It just has that ballsy punch you can feel in your gut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I don't really have a favorite chord. Lately I've been playing a lot of C#7. Albert King used C#7, F# and G# for Born Under a Bad Sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekefr Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Although i start most warm up sessions in E maj or min,i prefer the B minor for some reason,just like the sound of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 BTW: I'd love to know what the "Hendrix" chord is,or is this another one of these weird things that some people have come up with to build on the "Hendrix mystique"? I know that he made a lot of use of 7th and 9th chords but so did guys like Buddy Guy,Lightnin' Hopkins and a host of other guitarists who came before him. The "Hendrix Chord" is a Dominant 7#9 chord. The most commonly used one is the E7#9, which in tab is as follows: X7678X. Your middle finger would take the 7th fret on the A string, index on the 6th of the D, ring finger on the 7th of the G, and pinkie on the 8th of the B. Both E strings are muted (though they can be left open in the E7#9 obviously) -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I like to play Barre Chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 The two most interesting chords to my ear (so I guess that means my favorite) are the m7b5 and the m6. As mentioned above, the chord I use to see if the guitar is in tune would be a Major 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 The "Hendrix Chord" is a Dominant 7#9 chord. The most commonly used one is the E7#9, which in tab is as follows: X7678X. Your middle finger would take the 7th fret on the A string, index on the 6th of the D, ring finger on the 7th of the G, and pinkie on the 8th of the B. Both E strings are muted (though they can be left open in the E7#9 obviously) -Ryan I refer to it as the Jimmy Page How Many More Times chord/Alex Lifeson Working Man chord. Two similar song endings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GySgtFTL Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 A slow Am right on into "Angie." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I refer to it as the Jimmy Page How Many More Times chord/Alex Lifeson Working Man chord. Two similar song endings! Most people call it the Hendrix chord because of Purple Haze and Foxy Lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Most people call it the Hendrix chord because of Purple Haze and Foxy Lady. Foxy Lady doesn't use that chord. It is in Gb. The ending in Rush's Working Man is my favorite use of that chord, mainly because it rocks my a$$ off and nobody ever gives it credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmwrx Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Open G. Can always tell if an amp has that "tone" with a full open G chord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Right now it's C sus 4 instead of F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 A chord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Foxy Lady doesn't use that chord. It is in Gb. The ending in Rush's Working Man is my favorite use of that chord, mainly because it rocks my a$$ off and nobody ever gives it credit. Last time I checked, a Dominant 7#9 chord isn't restricted by key. The Gb7#9 (or F#7#9 if you prefer) is used in the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 For Foxy Lady I've always used an F#9th and also do a fractured form of F#m7th on the 14th fret for the second chord-it's hard to explain but when it's played it sounds spot on,rather than using the same F#9th all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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