Most Beautiful Chord

[invisiblewasp]

What is the most gorgeous chord?

[Rob MacKillop]

Hopefully the next one…

[ragman1]

C. No one will ever beat C.

[docsteve]

On the guitar- E major in first position. Nothing sounds more gorgeous to a beginner, and it is still the first chord I play when I sit down to play.


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[ruger9]

There isn't a "most" of course... each chord has it's own emotion, so it really depends what you're in the mood for.

My favorite chord is the SRV "Lenny" chord:

[GuyBoden]

[himself]

On the guitar- E major in first position. Nothing sounds more gorgeous to a beginner, and it is still the first chord I play when I sit down to play.


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Nice and funny topic! I almost always start playing with Eadd9 (024100).

[mr. beaumont]

Probably the "James Bond" chord. If only anyone could ever figure out what it is*






(* it's a minor/major 9, just a longstanding joke around here)

[pingu]

my current fav

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[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

BbMaj13#11: 685755

I like that it has a pair of second intervals (F-G and D-E)

I looked for it in Chord Chemistry and didn't see it!

[Jimmy blue note]

What is the most beautiful note? And who plays it? Please give the source recording and time code.

My personal favourite: From John Cage's 4'33, 27th measure.

[John A.]

Bb demolished.

[Jimmy blue note]

Bb demolished.

G sus. Used in a lot of religious music. G sus Christ.

[John A.]

G sus. Used in a lot of religious music. G sus Christ.

And if you're a MoT, your favorite scale is do re mi oy vey is mir do

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

G sus. Used in a lot of religious music. G sus Christ.

What would Gsus do? Resolve to C?

[pauln]

It is Em13 voiced as 0 10 12 x 14 x
I play Blue In Green in the wrong
key, just so I can play that chord!

[SandChannel]

Chords are overrated. Stick to single notes.

[Jimmy blue note]

Chords are overrated. Stick to single notes.

Single notes are overrated. Stick to rests. They give meaning to the notes that preceed and follow.

[Jimmy Smith]

Chords are overrated. Stick to single notes.

Spoken like a true jazz guitar forum member.

[pauln]

As long as what you're choosing to stick with
is the most musically authentic, appropriate,
and beautiful for the moment, it will be nice.

[Peter C]

It's all context etc etc..

Anyway, CmajAdd11 (I played it x3x060) followed by that BbMaj13#11 - nice, could have a thing happening there. Thanks!

Came up the other day: Am11 x07533

[Hugo Gainly]

Low to high - e.g X 7 10 7 8 (7) - An add2/3rd with optional M7, in this case C.

To me, wherever the shape is moved, it sounds like a 'progression' and has been exactly that in many of my compositions.

[Jimmy Mack]

Yeah, thanks Guy!

[A. Kingstone]

Hopefully the next one…

This to some may seem merely clever but there is a lot of wisdom here.

“I don't play chords”, said saxophone giant Coleman Hawkins, “I play movements.”