Name that chord

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Hi,

I need to find a website which will let me enter the notes of a chord and it will spit out the name of the chord. I'm writing music on a piano for a singer and I have to write out the official names of the chords.

The problem is, I don't know what they are sometimes. Here's an example (ON A PIANO):
F# in bass whilst the right hand plays:
F# (thumb)
A# (first finder)
C# (middle finger)
D# (ring finger)
E (little finger)

Whats the name of that chord? I've got no idea and that's why I need a website that will allow me to enter the notes and it gives me the name.

I'd be grateful for any hints but for a piano please, not for a guitar or anything else.

Thx

Karambos
 
without the D# its a F#7.....

so I guess its a F#7add6?
 
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found one!

Hi all,

many thanks for the replies.

I'm looking for the chord name because I will have to get some musicians together to play the thing. I'm going to settle for F13. I found this shortly after I posted:

Pocket Piano Chord Name Finder

thx

Karl
 
F#13.......

yeah that would work as the 13th (D#) is the same as the 6th......


cool link, btw.....
 
Is that link correct?

Hello Jollylama,

thanks for the reply. Are you sure you got that link right? It just sends me to some "that name is registered with us" page.

Thanks

Karambos
 
Yeah, F#13 is what you're looking for there.

F#13 can be voiced with the 9th (G#) too. An F#13 voicing I favour is A# D# E G# (plus an F# bass note, if you like).
 
I swear by this program, it is bar none the best program I have seen (that's free and downloadable) yet. It's called Power Tab Editor. It's mainly more for guitarists, but there a chord finder in that program, which can spit out sometimes 15 different chord names and depending on the chord, about 100 plus voicings (provided it's a common chord, majors, minors, nothing fancy) But anyways, you just enter the notes, and boom, there's your chord. I highly recommend that program.

BP
 
I can't figure out any of those programs...so I'll ask my question here too


F#, C, D#, A

I think this might be C diminished, but I'm not entirely sure

Whatever chord it is- do any guitar players know some generic shapes (barres or so) to recreate it in any key?

Thanks
Chris
 
That's a diminished 7th chord. It's the same, whether you call it f#-dim7, a-dim7, c-dim7, or d#-dim7. Because of it's symmetrical structure, there are actually only three of these chords. As soon as you've transposed it up a minor third, it's the same chord again.

If you care, TECHNICALLY the chord should be built on thirds, so with the spelling you have, it is a d#-dim7.

There is a "generic" dim7 handshape on the d,g,b,e strings of a guitar, and it's pretty easy to slide just about anywhere you want it.
 
Yup, Skysaw is right on the money.

F#dim7, Adim7, Cdim7, and Ebdim7 all contain the same notes. It's simply the bass note that defines which one of those it is you're playing.

A common dim7 shape is on the top 4 strings, as Skysaw said - you can get that exact F#dim7 voicing as follows:

E string, 5th fret
B string, 4th fret
G string, 5th fret
D string, 4th fret
 
That's exactly how I was playing it

Thanks alot guys...

Sometimes, the high A is too distracting...is there another shape that focuses on the root of the chord?


Ask and you shall recieve :D

Thanks Again
Chris

PS- How would I play a regular C diminished chord?
 
Chrisjob said:
Sometimes, the high A is too distracting...is there another shape that focuses on the root of the chord?

You can take that whole shape down 3 frets, and you've still got the same chord.

Unless, that is, the bass note matters to you. Have you got a bass player, for example, playing the F# root? If so - you can shift that same chord either up or down in steps of 3 frets, as far as you like - and it's sill the same.

It really depends on how important it is that the F# is at the bottom.


PS- How would I play a regular C diminished chord?
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If you have a bass player - just tell him to play a C instead of an F#, and you play the same chord :D

Seriously though, the notes of Cdim7 are C Eb F# A (look familiar?) - I'm sure you can work out your own voicing - it's really not difficult.
 
Three frets down did it...perfectly


You guys make me think I should take some guitar lessons...

or at least some theory


Thanks again
Chris
 
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