Must know chords?

[guitarrob]

I was trying to compile a list of chords that guitarist think are requisite, chords that you MUST know, just for practice and to expand my chord vocabulary.
I find when working out progressions, I tend to go back to the basic shapes and I would like to expand on them with some other voicings and types.

However, it would seem what chords should be included in this list varies quite a bit.

Any suggestions for chords that should be on this list?

Thanx for any help.

 

[woemoejack]

Re: Must know chords?

I dont know exactly what voicings these work out to be but here are a handful of my favorite. Mostly key of A and E stuff really, major and minor voicings. I like big sounding chords. Hope these help.

E-A-D-G-B-E
X-0-7-6-0-0
X-5-7-6-0-0
X-7-6-7-0-0
X-0-11-9-0-0
0-11-9-9-12-0
X-12-10-12-0-0
0-11-9-11-0-0
0-10-9-0-0-0
X-0-10-9-0-0
0-7-6-8-0-0
X-0-2-4-0-0
X-4-2-4-0-0

 

[Jay 77]

Re: Must know chords?

Majors & minors in both open and bar shapes, and definitely all the 7's. Beyond that, other extensions and inversions should do the trick.

 

[guitarrob]

Re: Must know chords?

I dont know exactly what voicings these work out to be but here are a handful of my favorite.

Here try out this app, it might help you get the same of the chords you like.
google "what chord am I playing" input the chords. For open strings mark behind first fret.

 

[cream123]

Re: Must know chords?

I like these voicings for a chunky surfy kind of thing
E--A--D G B e
0--11-9-9-9-12 (Emaj)
0--0-11-9-9-12 (Amaj)

 

[cream123]

Re: Must know chords?

I dont know exactly what voicings these work out to be but here are a handful of my favorite. Mostly key of A and E stuff really, major and minor voicings. I like big sounding chords. Hope these help.

E-A-D-G-B-E
X-0-7-6-0-0
X-5-7-6-0-0
X-7-6-7-0-0
X-0-11-9-0-0
0-11-9-9-12-0
X-12-10-12-0-0
0-11-9-11-0-0
0-10-9-0-0-0
X-0-10-9-0-0
0-7-6-8-0-0
X-0-2-4-0-0
X-4-2-4-0-0

I see we have a few favorite voicings in common
lul