As i had no idea whatsoever, i used an internet chord name finder which gave me these names
Ab flat5 6th
F m 6th
D Ø half dimº
C add9 aug5 sus4
im interested to see if any of them are the right answer :D
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If I'm understanding your diagram, the frets played are 456564? Ignoring the fact that it's practically unplayable...
Those notes are G#-D-G#-C-F-G#. The name of a chord depends on the context - something like this can have several names depending on how it's being used (but only one name will usually be correct for a given situation).
I can see the logic of it being an E dominant chord type, because you have the G#-D tritone. Of course, that tritone also exists between D-Ab in a Bb dominant chord. And with no E or Bb, either would be rootless. And we've got no B - the fifth of an E-root chord... but we do have an F; that's the fifth of Bb.
So let's start with the assumption that E makes sense for other reasons. We've got G# (3rd), D (b7), C (b6th/b13th), and F (b9). With no 11th (A), it's not an 11th chord. But it could be E7(b13b9).
Now let's see what happens if Bb is the root... we've got Ab (b7), D (3rd), C (9) and F (5). That's a rootless Bb9. Without a strong reason to call it something else, that's what I'd probably go with. And without the barre - playing just strings 5-2 - that's a grip I'll use at times for a 9th chord.
In the absence of some solid reason to say Bb isn't the root, I'd go with the simple name :)
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my mistake,
i meant to state that it was capoed at the 4th fret not barred.
sorry
does that make any sense?
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Are you sure it's barred and not capoed? If barred it's virtually unplayable. If capoed, it will be called by it's name relative to the capo, which would be E11b9 (if E is the root). The 3rd of the chord is omitted too, so it could also be called E 7b9sus.
Edit - Ah - just saw your correction. It's capoed. As I thought :D
yes, i realised the mistake after i read, and researched Tom's post.
it is capoed.
sorry for the confusion
thanks for the replies
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