Anyone Know What Chord This Would Be?

[Fergy07]

I was fooling around last night and fingered this chord, which at the time I thought was a really great sounding open chord on the sixth fret, then also in the first position. However, I am at a loss as to what the chord name would be. Is it something like 'E maj7 add 13'? Or I am I completely out in left field. Sorry about the representation, it's the best I could manage. The two E-strings are intended to be played as open strings, ignore the periods between their 'O's'

     O........O
     ++++++ 6th
     |  | O|  |  |
     ++++++
     | O| O|  |
     ++++++
     |  |  |  |  O|

Thanks,

Andy

[Malachi Irl]

Looks like a E7b9 to me  

[rockstar_not]

If I read your diagram correctly,

These are the notes involved, from low E to high e string:

E F A D# G# E

If E is the root, then you've got some funky stuff going on.

The F is a 13th of the E.

The A down low would be an add 4, but up in the next octave, becomes a 17th.

The D# would be a major 7th for the E when voiced lower, but going up higher is a 22, but I've never seen that written out that way.

The G# is the major triad, and just part of an E major chord.

I don't know if this is a legal way to write out the chord, but it might just be:

Emaj13 add 17, or if you bring the A down, could be written Emaj13 sus4.

Perhaps it just shouldn't be writen out this way.  It's probably better rendered as some other chord over an E in the bass.

-Scott

[glguitar]

Ignoring the open strings for a moment, that chord is a F7#9 chord.  Add the open strings and I would write it out as F7#9/E.  Basically a F7#9 chord with an E in the bass.  Since the 7#9 chord is a well known chord shape, I think it would be easier for people to understand the chord written out this way rather than like this:

(low to high strings)
E  = root
F  = flatted 9th (it's not the 13th, a C# would be the 13th)
A  = 11th (not an add4 since an add4 implies there is no 7th)
D# = maj7th
G# = third
E  = root

Add it all up and it's a Emaj11b9 but it's a LOT tougher to figure out what chord to play when written this way, IMHO.

GL

[orsino]

I believe it's an E7#9

[glguitar]

I believe it's an E7#9

I thought so at first too but the way Andy typed it, it isn't.

A E7#9 would have the 4th string fretted at the 6th fret (G#).  Andy's diagram has nothing fretted at the 6th fret.  The 4th string is fretted at the 7th fret (A) in his chord diagram.  The way he typed it, it's a E7#9 chord shape moved up a half a step to a F7#9 with an E in the bass.  Perhaps, he did mean a E7#9 and just wrote the wrong fret number down.

GL

[GIGGLER]

At 1st position I'd consider it a B7 add D. Barred at 6th fret and play in 1st position I'd consider it an F7 add G#.  (so that's then a sharped 9th?)

Oh...oops....that's what you already said, glguitar. Well, that's two votes.

I'll say it's a cool, bluesy sounding chord shape.

[stevelawsn]

I agree completely with all of the above responses.  :unsure:  :unsure:  

[ronmac]

Isn't that the chemical symbol (digitized) for Dylithium Crystals?

Ron

[Fergy07]

You guys are too cool. Thanks. I never can keep chord theory straight in my head.

Sorry about the representation of the chord, but this window doesn't allow you to get too creative. If you were to bar the chord, the bar would be at the 5th fret, and the rest of the notes begin on the 6th.

Thanks.
Andy

[GIGGLER]

Here's a way to write chord shapes without lines and dots. First position E minor: 022000

Cool 'cause you don't need no stinking tab paper to write it.

[rockstar_not]

glguitar,

Thanks for the correction on my analysis.  I got all tied up in counting 1/2 steps, not whole steps.  Doh!!!

You are absolutely right!!

-Scott

[Fergy07]

Here's a way to write chord shapes without lines and dots. First position E minor: 022000

You know, I think that goes into the 'DOFF!' category. I wish I had thought of using that notation first. I got really frustrated and fixated on the lack of drawing options available. Thanks for the tip.

In that notation then it would have been 076780.

Andy

[AcousTronic]

In the future, just check this site http://chordfind.com/

[unclrob]

were's the fun in that? :)  

[Erik Stephen Talbot]

Yes..except www.chordfind.com returns a big fat "chord not found" to Rob's 076780 chord..bummer....

Still..thanks Acoustronic for posting that site reference!

Rick

[orsino]

So what the hell IS that chord?......don't put your lips on it!

[Fergy07]

At least according to an old Modern Chord Progression book (is that an oxymoron?) I got in the 70's with some hippy on the cover (Al Green? and which I had to really look around for to find), it was in fact an E7#9.

Thanks to everyone for your help in clearing this up.

Andy