Alternative to the G# chord.

I'd say that a barred E at 4th fret is far easier than a barred G at first fret

that would be

466544 - you can even make a' half-barre' over 1st and 2nd string and mute the 6th string

good luck
LaRS

I'd say that a barred E at 4th fret is far easier than a barred G at first fret

that would be

466544 - you can even make a' half-barre' over 1st and 2nd string and mute the 6th string

good luck
LaRS
:shock: Barred G is one of those chords I saw once, laughed at and have deliberately removed from my memory. It ain't ever gonna happen around here :)

i use them all the time. barred c's and g's. even sometimes barred d'sit took a couple weeks to get comfortable with them, and i had been easing into it before, but it's no big deal once you start. you can do barred hammers and riffs with them.

I'd say that a barred E at 4th fret is far easier than a barred G at first fret

that would be

466544 - you can even make a' half-barre' over 1st and 2nd string and mute the 6th string

good luck
LaRS

Pure Genius--why didn't I think of that :D

:shock: Barred G is one of those chords I saw once, laughed at and have deliberately removed from my memory. It ain't ever gonna happen around here :)

I've looked at tabs over at e-chords before - there is an option there where you can transpose songs into different keys and get alternative voicings for the same chord - I think some of the suggested chords are of purely theoretical interest.

Come to think of, it another obvious alternative for G# would be xx1114 - I use that one in "I'm so tired" (Beatles)

And Smokindog - time for a G# jam perhaps? ;)

We could do that..I found a cool pink Floyd type jam in G that I can transpose to G# :D

I found a cool pink Floyd type jam in G that I can transpose to G# :D

Third time is the charm! :D

Weird choices of chord shapes there, I'd play the D#m differently too, by doing an Am shape barred at the 6th fret.

I'd play it [x x 1 1 1 3], IIRC there is a bass that takes care of the root, and the top voicing is kinda essential here. Great great song by the way, a true masterpiece. :D

In case you hadn't noticed (Captain Obvious speaking...) the lyrics are pretty off in the link. Just in case you were going to perform it.

Actually xx1113 would be a G#maj7, but I guess that's a lapsus.