What chord is the open strings of a guitar?

[@rowanisverycool]

4:36 “it’s not that pleasing to the ear” but it is so pleasing after you’ve finished tuning

[@musicfan8108]

Fun fact: This chord is also nearly identical to the “So What chord” Bill Evans used on the Miles Davis song “So What” (with the exception of the high E). It’s interesting how the overtones of the instrument can have such an impact on the sound of a chord. What sounds jazzy and moody on the piano sounds more muddled on the guitar.

[@giddyaunt9953]

I learnt to play "So What" on guitar years ago and used this chord minus the top E starting from the 5th string 7th fret - sliding down two frets to the same chord as a Dm11. Took me a long time to realise I was playing tthe open strings of the guitar an octave up. Then again guitar players never know the notes of the chords they are playing 😁 - myself included for a long time

[@MusicMotivator]

Police When the World is Running Down...

[@Reglar_Dawg]

I wrote a tune in G minor dorian (F) that uses this chord (in Gm) played as the bottom 3 strings followed by the top 3 two beats later as a device to get from the major part of the solo in F back to the minor part of the verse. The progression is: Bb /F /C /F C/Gm7sus4/.. C/Gm7 / . F /Gm7 /Bb /Gm7 /F /Gm7

[@rupen42]

I think the octave plays a big role on why it sounds muddled. The open strings are one octave down compared to that chord in that tune. If you play it an octave up on guitar, it already sounds less muddled.

[@rome8180]

@@rupen42 I think it's also the fact they're all open strings. We like open strings because of their sustain. But six of them together is almost too much sustain. If you came up with a voicing where 2-3 of them were fretted, I think it would already start to sound better.

[@mebamme]

This might just be your best video yet - not only are you answering a question that's common but I haven't seen anyone answer yet, but you also add context, provide a tangible and fun example, and turn it into a really cool song. 👏

[@WayneKitching]

While I love this video, I think the video with the "I am the Walrus" cover is David's best video (or videos).

[@guitarrules]

yes, this is ridiculously good all the way through... David explains this so clearly, it buries any older "teacher" about music theory. Jus WOW.

[@robster7316]

Fascinating take on a chord every guitar player has heard countless times, yet probably not thought about its "name". Bravo, David!

[@funkyfishcloneloverofmusic3825]

I encountered people of the opinion to never ever strike the six strings with no string fretted nor muted, not even briefly during chord changes. Well, maybe they mean it so, to not play this chord briefly ... instead, let it breath and ring out, or it's fully barred sisters and brothers up the neck to serve other keys

[@fuckcensorship69]

As a guitar player, i dont give a shit about the names of any chords. All that concerns me is how they sound

[@N.H.P.]

The contrast between her voice and that dark progression sounded absolutely incredible. Wow

[@TheMentalblockrock]

She's David's Mum. I still woulf though.

[@TheMentalblockrock]

David's only 12....

[@birkobird]

🤨📸 wtf?

[@musthofaramadhani9962]

​@@TheMentalblockrockreally?

[@villehytonen7279]

The song was already better than anything you hear on the radio these days. Very nice melody line. Bravo!

[@royalex21]

I loved the song at the end! Sounds like something Radiohead would write!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks!

[@shilardl5933]

Exactly, I had the very same impression! This is a great song, it's almost hard to believe that it sounds so smooth yet it uses that weird open strings chord. Maybe the fact that that the open strings give Em7 (after just muting one of them) explains somehow why the E minor key is one of the most convenient keys to play in for guitarists.

[@petergivenbless900]

... or Jon Brion, perhaps?

[@JS-wi9mw]

that's a huge compliment for David as we all know he's a big radiohead fan! and yes i echo that statement too - it does sound quite a lot like them, but distinct all its own. congrats on another awesome lesson!

[@tristanraine]

Yeah that's what I thought, I feel like it could of been something straight out of the bends or OK Computer era.

[@jeanlikkewaan5605]

Glad to know Im not the only one who has fiddle about with the open chord and its various barred brothers. I've encountered it twice . 1st in The Strokes ' "Whatever happend" where both guitars hammer it in the pre chorus to build tension. 2nd is The Smiths' Nowhere Fast.Johnny Marr, bless the genuis, uses it as the last chord of the chorus before the re-intro. He does a classic cowboy whammy dive on it, or rather the E9sus4, right after a higher voiced e minor.Great video as always.Cheers! *Just remembered Deaner uses the All Barre chord on Ween's "Mister Won't you please help my pony" at the second fret

[@rome8180]

Kurt Cobain would occasionally play it between other chords. You can hear it briefly at the end of each phrase in the "Big Cheese" riff, for example.

[@tateoctober814]

You mentioned The Strokes and The Smiths, so I thought I'd add, in some versions of Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division, the very first chord played is that.

[@MaquiladoraIII]

If memory serves, that open chord is used pretty well on acoustic, in the Verve’s _Made it Til Monday._

[@insertchannelnamehere632]

I get to see Johnny Marr opening for The Killers on wednesday

[@davidefilippi7294]

Almost every guitar player uses it as a passing chord. But Genesis used it in Supper's Ready (the guaranteed eternal sanctuary man) where the chords are A/E and this A9sus4/E

[@phogue1]

Wow, I learned more about theory in this one simple video then I have gotten out of whole classes. Love the song as well.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks!

[@whycantiremainanonymous8091]

In the band I was in ages ago, we used to joke that if we ever release an album, we'd dedicate it to the Em11 chord, without which we wouldn't have made it thus far.

[@wonderbars36]

Basically what I saw when I caught this video's thumbnail. (Piano player's perspective, but also play guitar). Sort of a "flipped over inverted" Em7add11 perhaps, or just Em7 with the 4th shoved in there somewhere in the middle (referring to the A).

[@Bc232klm]

I remember asking my guitar teacher exactly this as a young kid. He was cool enough to go through it with me then.

[@SpencerTwiddy]

Love how the lyrics keep referencing "all open"! Can tell you had fun with this one!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😄😄😄

[@GiorgioGrano]

The song reminded me of “The Masterplan” by Oasis so much, it sounded very cool

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😊😊

[@DenKulesteSomFins]

Agreed! And that's high praise!

[@razzledazzle84921]

My thoughts exactly. Nice video.

[@melfordmagpie]

Exactly what I thought! One of Oasis' more sophisticated songs, so not a bad thing at all.

[@ArmandoLopez-nq9fg]

Nice tune! Great melody to boot! She has an amazing voice!

[@DenKulesteSomFins]

It's as if Noel Gallagher and Thom Yorke wrote a song together. Pretty great!

[@marivg8948]

now that would be an interesting collaboration -- let's make it happen

[@simpego81]

@@marivg8948 no no please don't. Thom is a genius

[@zade9786]

The intro sounds like kicked back oasis

[@GaganJindal95]

The song created to show the usage of this chord is mind blowing. Please publish this on music streaming platforms, I'm sure it'll be a hit. If possible, you can also make a dedicated video on just the song.

[@redims8967]

Love your videos! My daughter (still a baby :) ) likes to play the piano, so I got her a little keyboard. Sometimes I’ll have your videos on in the background while we are playing. because you don’t just show theory, you also show the practice.

[@lordcambion666]

bo'ow'oh'wo'wa

[@tyr4489]

a complication to using the open strings of a guitar is what exactly that sound is: the open strings of a guitar. even in a justifiable song context, this specific voicing of Em7add4 will always sound like a guitar that's been accidentally bumped or strummed frantically by a toddler. as a guitarist, it is incredibly difficult for me to hear it as anything intentional. maybe a capo higher up on the neck would change the timbre enough for it to sound like an actual chord?

[@heiswatching]

Would've been nice if the progression was played on a keyboard or some other instrument

[@rome8180]

Yeah, it's too many ringing strings at once. There's a reason why "cowboy chords" usually have three fretted notes and three open strings. It's a better balance between different levels of sustain.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Cactus players have it worse. You can't retune the splines, so all you ever hear is "open strings". Sure, there are more splines than guitar strings, but have you ever thought about how few of them are in playable tune with each other? And then, it's a living instrument, so next year it might be in a completely different tuning... IOW, you can't play your old songs anymore. Someone could spill beer on it. And then, even if you mitigate all that, some smart ass will shout out, "Are you just gonna play the open strings all night, or what?" Be thankful you're not a cactus player - just imagine if the open chord was your only chord! It's the same way for hang drum players... a miserable lot.

[@ACDCofthe21stcentury]

I was thinking the exact same thing. As awesome as the piece was at the end of the vid, it still just sounds like the open guitar strings… not a chord (even though it is)

[@funkyfishcloneloverofmusic3825]

What if ... certainly not an inflationary way , wants to use this chord voicing very deliberately , For its specific tension and in the context where the majority of "appropriately" fretted chords heals the wounds previously cut by it. There is a difference between musicians who are capable of arranging the proper voicings and progressions and within this mix throw in such a weird one, delibereately and those ppl on Guitar who cannot even barre all six strings up the neck no other finger than the index, and thus can only play it open and will. David and his Singer have done something very cool here, that is perfectly valid in all its aspects.

[@boomerdell]

Wow, David. Always love your work, and this one is absolutely next-level fantastic!

[@zackmano]

Em7 (add 4) was my guess as well! After 30+ years of playing guitar those notes are like an old friend. 🤘🏼

[@guprovasi]

Didn't expect the song at the end... amazing! 👏

[@TheOneAndOnlyJesseGibson]

This is actually something I worked out on my own years ago when I was putting together all my various bits and bobs of musical knowledge into a more complete whole. Given what I knew, and the chord-naming conventions I was seeing in different chord books, I'd figured it was called an 'Em7sus4' (this was still early on in my musical education, and I wasn't clear on the 'sus' vs 'add' at the time), and that stuck with me. I liked the sound of it, and when playing, if I wanted to add a bit of flavour in to a piece, I'd tear my fingers off the strings as I quickly strummed (or brushed the strings, depending) before hammering back on to the next proper chord, just to make it sound a bit more musically interesting, _without_ having to know a lot or be very proficient in order to sound really cool (if it was a softer song, then the 'tearing' and 'hammering' were likewise softer in nature). When I began teaching guitar, I noticed a lot of people were worried about learning very much early on, and so this was the first thing I would teach them; it sounds neat, and the name itself seems pretty cool and impressive, and they felt like they'd not only learned something, but learned something _awesome_ to start with, which made them feel good about themselves and usually set things off well going forward. Still, it's good to have it confirmed that my early-on musical brain didn't totally fail me in naming this chord. Also, love the song, it even sounds a bit Beatle-y to my ear (and sounds even _cooler_ at double speed!).

[@steved1135]

wow. Thanks so much for this. I've been learning guitar for a few years now and, early on I really frustrated all my musician friends as I'm a terribly logical person and I asked them this exact question. None of them, even the guitarists, could answer me. And so i was frustrated. Amazing stuff...

[@CKwealthcreator]

How does David not have more subscribers - you learn more from 20 minutes of watching him than you do from 20 days of most other online teachers and musicians. Absolutely boss man - and even though much of the material is quite complicated for those of us who come to music late in life it is accessible if one just takes the time and rewinds the video for the more tricky parts. Great work David - I don't subscribe to many channels - I have to yours.

[@william2496]

That tune you made is incredible. An amazing chord progression!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!

[@MonsieurBiga]

That song you've created is brilliant

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks!

[@clipsmasterproductions7479]

I was surprised you made a 10 min vid on this topic but after watching I see every minute was necessary :)

[@yulekyulek4336]

love the Am twist and sound that gretch makes. remind me the goddess PJ harvey doing rid of me live.

[@davekumarr]

Thak you David! That was such a brilliant answer to the question ive been asking for over 30 years! Really appreciate it. Here's to the exquisitely melodious Lizzy Sarah. Wow! Thanks again to the both of you.

[@esmockingjay9730]

This isn’t something I’ve necessarily wondered but I’m very interested so this is going to be a good video. 😁

[@rrjmdPA]

Incredibly masterful; in nearly every way!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!

[@stevejennings2394]

Yep thanks Dave

[@hrlarson]

Let’s call it bar none, because it’s the simplest chord to play by every measure. You can then use your indexfinger to make bar chords like bar one, bar two et cetera.

[@pasteye1671]

I use it a a bar on the second in place of F#m in It's all over now, Baby Blue. Lazy perhaps but the different voice adds something I think.

[@brianchild3242]

Just taken up the guitar again, my first lesson was in 1961 by a guy called David. I have just started taking lessons again, but I never knew where the notes landed on the staves let alone what chord they formed. Thank you. Well done today on pop master today. I am in Crowborough.

[@schwurbelmann8949]

I was actually just thinking about this lately. Very interesting video.

[@edgarwalk5637]

Nice to see you play the guitar, and BASS. I derived from this a 4 chord loop of Em, Cmaj7, Em7(add4), then A

[@SteveBrockMedia]

I reharmonized Make You Feel My Love by doing Dmaj7 | Dmaj7add9 | D9sus4/A | Gmaj7 | Gm7 | Dmaj7 | Bm7 | E | A7. It does a similar line clichê but instead of the bass run from Dylan’s tune, I hid it inside my progression. On guitar, I release my pinky from the 3rd and after that I barre at fret 5 creating that same tonal harmony that releases into the Gmaj7. I have it on my Spotify as a bossa, but I’ve performed it as a ballad.

[@victorhugotoledocofre1366]

Loved the mellotronberry fields synth sound 😊

[@timmccarthy872]

Finally, a video about music I can play!

[@fakofako7583]

I keep coming back to this video for the song at the end. So so good!

[@JhonnWillian]

it's crazy how much you can learn for free and in a entertaining way in this chanel, keep up the great work David

[@lynnternet9135]

That's a very nice chord progression, I like it a lot

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks 😊

[@nstrug]

I go for Em7(add4) based on the fact that one of the most common voicings of a m7 chord is simply to barre across all the strings with the A string muted.

[@klontjespap]

if you just keep down the 2nd fret on the A string to make it a B isntead, it would be a regular Em7 indeed. i would view it from that paradigm too

[@ale305z]

Woaaah David, the song is amazing! Please do a full version!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks 😊

[@room34]

Nice choice of the Mellotron flute sound for the song, adding to the "Stairway to Heaven" vibe I got from the progression on the guitar.

[@3vrgalois]

That song at the end was the cake under the cherry! Beautiful. Wouldn't mind playing around with the raw tracks if you were so inclined to share them with us.

[@OldRbetter]

Well done. Clearly illustrated. From theory to complete song, Sweetwater is lucky to support you.

[@Andres33AU]

I loved the song at the end, I wish I heard more music like that on today's radio, hehe. I always like your videos, I love playing music, but I don't know music theory, I usually play by ear, but it's fascinating learning different chords and patterns, and how to implement them in songs.

[@lucamess6191]

this is so good David! well done!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks 😊

[@beatxt]

It's a passing chord in quite a few Beatles numbers and plays an important part in the pre-chorus of XTC's Senses Working Overtime ("and all the world is biscuit shaped...") where it follows an A chord and then a second fret version follows a B.

[@dennmillsch]

The Beatles cartoon show from the 1960s sorta used the Em7add4 chord in the theme song, although it was arpeggiated rather than all 6 notes strummed together. kzbin.info/www/bejne/in7SmqSpmc6SpdU

[@connorcorn7309]

Great video as always! A bit surprised that neither you nor anybody in the comments hears it as a G6add2/E. I hear it as an Em first and foremost, but the next thing I hear it as is definitely a G chord with extensions, not an A.

[@toen1939]

Since both the G major scale and E minor scale contains all of the open strings, I also find that more natural. A major does not have a G.

[@The73rdSecret]

man this song is hauntingly beautiful, her voice is gorgeous

[@OlafBhodiman]

Respect man - you are so a cool teacher and to compose such a nice song is amazing

[@wingracer1614]

I like it. I was just thinking, man this song needs a bass line and boom, there it was. Couple pointers, don't be afraid to use some of those cool extensions in the bass. Go ahead and play a 4 or 7 or 11 in the bass. Even if it's just for one note on one beat, it can help make those chords pop. And use that thing's lower register. It's there for a reason. Let the guitars have the upper octaves. On another note, anyone else getting serious late 90s Matthew Sweet vibes from this?

[@ordjk4797]

nice video , your production and editing is getting better and better

[@seiridgleason8251]

Wow, that's really really impressive! The song sounds fantastic!

[@SamBrockmann]

Depends on the context of the rest of the song. But just on its own, absolutely. I really like the chord progression you created.

[@gretchentruscott4274]

i came up with sth simpler: i decided that 'a' is the root so alternating between Fm#7 shell voicing and open strings i get that pedal point in 'a' which removes that 'a' wanting to become 'b',... additionally, when going from open strings back to F#7 i retain e and a strings ringing to give me A5 and play g/b - f#/a - d/g double stop line before starting Fm#7 again

[@klontjespap]

good call, that wanting to go to B for that Em7 really is quite prominent

[@richardsherburn4816]

Amazing video, superb song; this should go viral!

[@davidportch8837]

Wow - that's wonderful David... loved this...from a gigging guitarist of over 50 years experience, since the sixties... me...

[@edbrito-swdev]

Hell yeah! Amazing song at the end. Congrats!

[@ichmemyself6098]

Songwriting in the making - well done video, David! I'm impressed by your interesting take on this everyday chord, and what you developed from it and how.

[@tamasdonat]

This song is just amnazing! As I remember you as a great Beatles-fan, first I expected to pull an example from them but this is a way new level. I loved it!

[@bonkknob3240]

hi david, this doesn’t have much to do with the video but i’d recommend checking out Kero Kero Bonito - Time n Place, and their music in general. on the album i mentioned they came up with melodies over just bass lines so the chords they ended up using were different than what they might normally go for. they also have a song with Soccer Mommy!

[@clusterfigure]

I second this! Or even looking at some of the songs from Civilization I like “The River” or “Battle Lines”

[@bonkknob3240]

@@clusterfigure true. honestly i’d recommend checking out all of their projects but i mentioned TnP just because it’s probably the most “interesting” from a theory standpoint. civilisation is great though

[@AlexPies1]

it took me until the fadeout of the video to finally recognize the line "it's all open". that's so good!

[@bobsykes]

Your channel is amazing. This gave me an idea for posible video that I'd love to see you make -- please talk about the most popular alternate tunings for guitar, of course including your fantastic ability to highlight real song samples playing in those tunings. Thank you!

[@6foottallAardvark]

Love the song you came up with!! Sounds brilliant in that chord progression

[@tabascocat5102]

On the second fret-that chord is used for '..nothing really matters....anyone can see...' from Bo Rap

[@DustyRh0d3s]

Loved the song at the end great work

[@eduardotrillo3519]

the song is amazing! love the melody! great video!

[@tamaspolyak5564]

Okay, wow! The sample song is just great!

[@guthrieklokkeguy]

Hi David … love your videos!! I’m a bass player who also plays guitar and have a reasonable grasp of theory. As ever, it’s a matter of taste, but when you bring in bass guitar, I would have preferred, when chord moves from Eminor to Eminor (maj7), that bass note stayed on E (in that octave), or E flat (in octave above). It’s all a matter of how our ears work, I know. But great job!!

[@tibitoth_hu]

Wow I did not expect a whole song at the end. Congrats both of you. It's a shame that there is an ad in the middle

[@rome8180]

Get Ad Block Plus, my man.

[@tibitoth_hu]

@@rome8180 I have KZbin Premium. I meant the sweetwater sponsorship.

[@mikegaurnier]

Yeah, that was awesome, David. I got the chord, but I would have used it differently. I wasn't that enamored with you chord progression. Then you made a song out of it and I had to eat my words, or opinion as the case might be. That was a very cool song. Great job. And thereby, you taught me something I didn't expect to get from the song: another way to build a progression. Leave it to a piano player. Well, or a trained and very adept musician who understands harmony on a level far above my own understanding. That and your ability to explain this stuff is why I love watching your videos. Many thanks.

[@joshrodrigue7216]

Man, I would love to jam this song in my car. Are you thinking of releasing it on spotify?

[@shaneholbeck6697]

Great video. Using the chord in a song for more than a beat where it is commonly used was a nice touch.

[@JayCAlan]

Sweetwater is located within an hour of my home, and is an amazing store to visit. They have the world's largest selection of pedals, for one. They also have a museum of keyboards and other equipment. It's like a mall, but each store has different specialized instruments like, bass guitars, acoustic, electric, brass, pianos and keyboards, drums, mics, whatever. IT IS AMAZING and I'm stoked that they are sponsoring my favorite Brit youtuber!

[@Petch85]

That song was surprisingly good, at least I liked it. Reminded me of Portishead. Add a lite more licks and fils to the bass and drums, and a slow guitar solo complimenting the keyboard solo, maybe some saxophone (to play into the 80's vibes in 2022),maybe some additional vocals and a little more lyrics and you have a song that I would gladly add to some of my playlists 😛. (not so say that I could do better but to encourage you to keep working on the song) Grate vocals by Lizzy.

[@rupen42]

Oh, it does sound a bit like Portishead! Thanks for pointing that out.

[@mackinbox]

I’ve been wondering this for a long time. Thanks

[@ScoochCubing]

I didn’t expect to create an absolutely insane song with it

[@calravens8707]

I just wonder, since the 7 is already in the chord should the a (4) not be labeled as an 11? I got your explanation that this suggests a note in the higher register, but actually it is up to the player which voicing is used and you easily can drop that 11 an octave lower?

[@dinosaric4862]

If there was no third (aka the G) then the chord would be Emsus4(7)

[@thedukeofno]

He mentions that... that the chord is an Em7(add11), but that indicates that the 11th would be high in the voicing. Since the A is actually the 4th from the root, Em7(add4) is more appropriate.

[@tyr4489]

you could call it an 11, but in this context 4 is more specific, as the A is literally a 4th up from the root

[@EddieReischl]

It is sort of an A11, although a person could argue that you're not playing the (C#). It's kind of like A5 with a Dom7th (G), a 9th (B), and an 11th (D). Also, the low E string is sort of redundant with also having the high E string, and it makes it seem like E is the root of the chord.

[@oneeyemonster3262]

Make C Maj7 less the BARR or G, 3, 6, 9 ( its a sort of INVERTED E min chord) In a nutshell reshuffle your fingers a little bit and place your PINKY on the A note High E string Or like this...OPEN ARMS by Journey..it's in the KEY D MAJOR/B min E dorian is the reference ( my guitar is tune down a semi tone) Im going to Mimic the Keboard Im simply going to play the D Maj ( I ) Then A Maj......................................( V) G Maj.................................................( IV) but Im going to finger the D note on the B string. Then Hammer the low G note with my MIDDLE finger vi chord B min7....pull off the D note..hammer the D ( shiet lets not complicate it) I could say B sus9 b7 ..ect..ect..ect iii chord F# min ( BARR 2nd fret) IV chord G Maj.... COWBOY There's a little run at the end of the phasing I could simply play ALL Open string with PINKY on the high A note ( E string) Then play D4 dyad ( root at 7th fret G string) or in complete G Maj or I can finger the E min7 chord ( Barr at 7th fret ROOT A string) There's different ways I could had finger the E with my PINKY on the high A note I could had Place my INDEX on B note A string. 5th from E Play the Low E note then hammer the G note. ( or NOT) E min7 add 11 or G Maj dyad. I guess if I did it like that it could be G maj add 9 For the part of the song....I could simply strum/pick all the open strings E min7 add 4 ( or E min )..They're back in chords i can sing over B min D Maj A Maj G Maj D Maj A Maj G Maj A Maj...repeat

[@narglefargle]

Your example of how to integrate the open strings of a guitar in a chord progression is eerily similar to one of my favorite songs. But instead of being centered on Am, it's centered on Dbm. Unprepared by Superdrag. Great song. Give it a spin...it's a beautiful melody and chord progression.

[@robranney-blake8731]

Love the psychedelic vibe of your song, with a perfect Beatley finish.

[@Born2RiffRock]

Love to take lesson from this guitar teacher. He is amazing..

[@tabascocat5102]

Could you show us how you count beyond 8 (or 12) To get 9ths and 11ths please? I'm improvising it-so am not _totally_ sure

[@frmcf]

Without watching the video, it’s an Em7add11, but really not a true 11th, since the A is in the lower range. So… Em7add4? Is that a thing? Now let’s see what the expert has to say… :)

[@joermnyc]

As long as you have a good set of strings you can explore Open tunings of many chord types, if you like Led Zeppelin try Open Gsus, DGCGCD for “The Rain Song” (yes, the 2nd string is tuned up a whole step, hence needing good strings. Note for the live version it’s EADADE as it’s faster to retune only 2 strings for the next song) If you are a Chris Cornell fan, there’s the song “Seasons” in Open F5, FFCCCF (again some strings have to be tuned higher here, I generally use stainless steel flatwound strings, so maybe they can take more tension than nickel strings?) all those extra F and C strings can act like drone strings.

[@josephhaley7576]

Sending appreciation for bringing excitement and a seriously creative edge to theory which would normally bore many away from such explorations. Instead, your economy of purpose ignites interest.

[@JayKughan]

Love the song. Beautiful vocal & rhythm melodies.

[@NomeDeArte]

Nice song! Best wishes from Argentina and thanks for the video!

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

I really like the song you got out of it!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks 😊

[@Ανδρέας-ΓεώργιοςΣκίννερ]

Budgie's classic, "Parents", builds its verses around the progression from Em to EmM7 to Em7 to A7, which of course sounds very similar to what David came up with here.

[@EddieReischl]

After looking at the comments, I've never been more thankful that we have a treble clef to refer to. I look at it as a particular voicing of A11/E. It's building off of A5 as opposed to A, but it's player's choice whether you want to play the 3rd or just play the root and the 5th. In these instances, looking at the notes is far superior to trying to give the chord a name, it helps you find the proper fret position.

[@prodNieva]

yo that sounded ultra dopee

[@TheElectra5000]

This song is beyond awesome. Thank you very much.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Cheers!

[@rickkaylor8554]

Entertaining video! It is always fun to figure out the names of chords when they aren't "normal". I remember going through this exercise in college music theory.

[@iancurry]

Really nice recording. Sounds great

[@enricobocchio5539]

very nice song and great video as usual!

[@michaelvarneyLLNL]

A few min in, and you might have noted it later, but the guitars standard tuning is in Em pentatonic. So in theory you can use the quarternery naming convention to name any minor pentatonic the same way. Also, any minor pentatonic can be voiced across several octaves as a bar across all strings of a guitar tuned in standard tuning.

[@johnellison1635]

Very educational. Great song. The first four bars remind me of a tune I've heard somewhere before. Wish I knew what it was.

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Great Video David. Many years ago I was told that chord was called the"Lennon" chord because John played it very much. I also used the wrong name for that chord. Some Beatles transcriptions use a different labeling. Thanks for clarifying.

[@mdue72]

Great song! And happy you remember this, because I would've been trying to remember where it was I saw this chord forever :)