Comments on: What Chord Am I Playing?

By: C_Chord

C_Chord — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:35:33 +0000

R = root
mX (e.g. m3) = minor note (e.g. min 3rd)
aX (e.g. a4) = augmented note (e.g. aug 4th)

Major chords triad is R35, minor is Rm35, sixth is R36, etc.

No5 means no 5th is being played.

Hope that helps…

By: Damien

Damien — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:43:51 +0000

Hello Guys! This is an awesome tool! Theres just something i dont understand! Whats the notation that appears next to the chord possible name!

For instance try putting an “Am” in the graphic as

EADGBe
x02210

Possible answers that appear are:

C 6th no5 ||R36
E aug5 sus4 ||R4a5
A m ||Rm35

But wot does that R36, R4a5, Rm35 stand for? Wot does dat mean?

I am guessing R is root? but wot about the numbers? wot are they? anyone help please?

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:40:00 +0000

Jim Saleeba : Hey this isn’t the same widget! and it’s not nearly as good as the old one. Before I could play the chord and hear it and it looked more real.

Jim is right. Is there any way to fix this? Or is the feature available and we just don't see it? The new look is also nowhere as good as the last version.

By: Seth

Seth — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:58:26 +0000

Hello.

If you click on the little “4″ under “Number of strings,” then the tuning is automatically set to a standard tenor/concert/soprano ukulele (GCEA).

Hope I could help.

By: Jim Saleeba

Jim Saleeba — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:54:54 +0000

Hey this isn’t the same widget! and it’s not nearly as good as the old one. Before I could play the chord and hear it and it looked more real.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:12:39 +0000

I love this tool! But, what happened to the “strum” feature that let you hear the chord you entered? That was EXTREMELY handy as well.

By: M

Fri, 13 May 2011 16:03:43 +0000

its a D5– Not technically a chord, since it has only two unique notes(D-A-D-A)

By: Bonnamassa wannabee

Bonnamassa wannabee — Fri, 13 May 2011 06:40:27 +0000

Flippin brilliant. Whoever created this needs a medal. Now all the chords are there, there is now no excuse for my appalling song writing.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:08:08 +0000

Incredible! Very helpful and the audio function is icing on the cake. One of the best web applications I’ve come across.
Thank you!

By: C_Chord

C_Chord — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:16:07 +0000

If more than one chord is shown then the chord being played is all of them. Standard ‘A’ major is the same as Csharp minor augmented 5th. That’s just how chords work. It will sound more like an A major to the person listening because the root note A is on the lowest string (among other things)…

Usually the most obvious chord is the one you are after, i.e. the one that isn’t augmented, or with numbers after it. The small numbers underneath showing R,1,2,3 etc. also give you a clue to which notes in that scale are being played. R (root) 3 and 5 make up the standard arpeggio (the triad chord that sounds good to your ear).

So, R35 is a major chord, Rm35 (root, minor 3rd, 5th) is a minor chord.

Awesome little app!