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Guitar crack

baphomet — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:42:05 -0800

Guitar chord progression generator. Guitar chord charts. Have fun!

By: the_bone

the_bone — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:47:57 -0800

I'm pretty sure that first link is how "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes was written.

By: mmoncur

mmoncur — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:46:02 -0800

Well, first of all, "What's Up?" uses a I-ii-IV-I progression, which is basically a variation of the I-ii-IV-V progression that ends on the weaker plagal cadence, and second of all, I-ii-IV-I isn't one of the options in the progression generator, so I don't think so. </pedant>

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:53:09 -0800

This is shit. I've been sitting at my piano banging it out and hitting refresh for 15 minutes now and still haven't written a hit. Worst. Of. The. Web.

By: mary8nne

mary8nne — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:39:58 -0800

I don't get the Whats Up 4 Non Blondes comment. I've not heard that song i think

By: kittyprecious

kittyprecious — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:40:42 -0800

I'm relatively new to the guitar but I understand basic music theory...is the any reason why the first link lists four of the five enharmonic notes as flats and one as a sharp?

By: nosila

nosila — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:50:56 -0800

kittyprecious: I think it's because they chose notes that serve as tonics of major keys. (Ab major exists, but not G# major, etc.) In the three instances of sharp/flat keys that are enharmonically equivalent (C#/Db, F#/Gb, B/Cb), they chose the key that has fewer accidentals. This does not, however, explain why they chose F# over Gb. I assume that's probably because most guitarists don't think in Gb; they would choose to think in F#.

By: straight

straight — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:26:04 -0800

No, no, no. "What's Up?" was written by adding different words to the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and substituting the "Hey-ey-ey" part for the whistling.

By: straight

straight — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:28:03 -0800

Sorry forgot the What's Up? Be Happy link.

By: 534154414E

534154414E — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:18:22 -0800

I still prefer All-Guitar-Chords.com.

By: jpdoane

jpdoane — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:34:52 -0800

What is a 1/2 diminished 7th chord?

By: horsewithnoname

horsewithnoname — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:25:58 -0800

½Dim: a regular dim 7th chord can be built on 3 consecutive minor thirds. A half-diminished chord is built on two minor thirds, but with a major third on top.

By: jpdoane

jpdoane — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:43:32 -0800

So its a flat 5 with a major 7th? Huh - I'll have to try that when I get home.

By: xorry

xorry — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:30:11 -0800

I once IV-viidim.. and then stopped playing! Suckers! I'll have to putz around with this.. comments so far seem fairly non-plussed, but it might be good for an idear or two.

By: Balonious Assault

Balonious Assault — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:53:51 -0800

So its a flat 5 with a major 7th? Huh - I'll have to try that when I get home. It's a flat 5 with a minor 7th, more commonly referred to as a minor 7 flat 5 -- 1, flat 3, flat 5, flat (minor) 7. A diminished seventh would be 1, flat 3, flat 5, double flat 7 (essentially a 6th).

By: Balonious Assault

Balonious Assault — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:53:38 -0800

Also, regarding the 1/2 diminished 7th chord, the wikipedia article gives a decent explanation of why the terminlogy can be so confusing.

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:07:15 -0800

straight: No, no, no. "What's Up?" was written by adding different words to the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and substituting the "Hey-ey-ey" part for the whistling. shameless plug