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Hello,
could someone tell me which kind of chords does Weller use?I saw a video and they seems a particular chords.
Thank you.

Alberto: In the songs I have seen him play he is using standard tuning and chords for the most part. Do you have a song in mind? To what video are your referring?

Here is an example of something that might be considered somewhat unorthodox, but still standard tuning.

Maybe he meant cords, Peter.

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I went to a Weller's gig 2 days ago, I saw him playing strange chords for me (I'm a very modest guitar player), in the high fretboard or without barrè.

Thanks for the clarification Alberto. I will be on the look out for them. So much to know, so little time.

They might be open type chords or chord fragments (for lack of a better term). Often the basic chord you learn from chord charts and the like don't have the right voicing although they are obviously the right chord. Pete Townsend is a guy that uses different voicings very well. For example, if you're playing a G chord, you might want to try playing the following notes: G(8th) on B string, D (7th) on G string, B (9th) on D string. This is one simple example and the variations are endless - 3 or 4 or 5 note chords. You can hit chords all over the neck, it's just a matter of hitting the right combination of fingering. You might want to start by taking common chord forms, keeping your finger positions the same and simply moving them up the neck taking bits and parts of the chord to see what works. You'll find lots of open chord positions or parts of the chord that work nicely all the way up the neck. It's all patterns right?

I do a lot of partial, open string chording in many of my original work.

Thank you for the answers!Now I understand the form of construction. Does anyone have all this patterns?I have to play a lot of weller and jam songs, I would know all the chords used by Weller.
Thank you!

Technically, what is considered a chord anyway? I've heard some people assert that two notes sounded together are a chord but I've always considered a chord to be 3 or more notes sounded together. What say the theorymen on this?

It's interesting though how dominant those initially learned/most heavily used forms are to our way of thinking about guitar chords.

stubby wrote:Technically, what is considered a chord anyway? I've heard some people assert that two notes sounded together are a chord but I've always considered a chord to be 3 or more notes sounded together. What say the theorymen on this?

It's interesting though how dominant those initially learned/most heavily used forms are to our way of thinking about guitar chords.

3 notes or more is a chord. 2 notes is an interval.

There are many opinions on the theory. Many will say all you need for a chord is two notes. To make a dominant seventh, for example, all you need are the root and the seventh. I don't have a solid definition in my mind. It is all whatever you want to call it, when it comes down to it.

There are lots of things that go along with chords, too, like pedal tones (not always in the bass), mixed chords, alternates, etc.

I would agree that two notes can make up a chord. In my experience with writing diatonic choral music with up to four voices sounding simultaneously, the essentials are the root and the third. No fifth necessary. Bach would approve, too.

Thank you everybody.
I'm only interested to learn the chords used by weller (3 or more notes), because I have to play some songs.
Anyone could help me?
Thank you.

Braineater wrote:Thank you everybody.
I'm only interested to learn the chords used by weller (3 or more notes), because I have to play some songs.
Anyone could help me?
Thank you.

Tell us the songs and we'll tell you how to play them!