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(@smokehouse)
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i was watching a dvd although the guitarists were playing the same song, some were in open position and others further up the neck? are they playing the same chord at higher positions :?

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(@coloradofenderbender)
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Maybe. I know its not the answer you are looking for, but without seeing what you were watching, it is impossible to say. They could be playing the same chords, just in different positions, or they could be playing different chords that "fit" the key of the song.


   
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(@nirvgas)
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...or they were tuned differently. The list goes on and on.

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(@muddy)
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voicing of a chord is instrumental when alot of guitars are together otherwise ya got a cacaphonous sound

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(@kingpatzer)
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They could be playing the same in a different position. eg. C-E-G for C-Major

They could be playing a different voicing of the same chord. eg C-G-E-C for C-Major

They could be playing a different inversion of the same chord. eg. E-C-G for C-Major

The could be playing an extended chord: eg. C-E-A (C6) for C-Major

They could be doing a chord substitution: eg. E-A-D-G for C-Major (basically it's an Em7/11 -- this is something the rest of the song needs to allow for, but can often work quite well)

They could be playing a partial chord structure: eg E-G-E for a C-Major allowing the bass to carry the root.

They could be playing the melody in octaves and not even playing a chord at all: C-C (or whatever the predominate melody note is) for C-Major

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(@smokehouse)
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ok thats a whole lot for me to take in :oops: where would i start to learn this stuff, i mean perhaps some songs to follow as an example might be a good place :?: thanks s

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(@alangreen)
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A lot of the lessons on this site will provide information that will help, but as a simple starting point check out the CAGED system

In very basic terms, in CAGED the highest fret you finger when you play a chord using the C-shape becomes the fret you bar to play the same chord using the A-shape, and so on. Which is why you can play a C major chord using 032010 (C-shape), 335553 (A-shape), 875558 (G-shape), 8.10.10.988 (E-shaped), and 10.10.10.12.13.12 (D-shape).

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A :-)

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(@smokehouse)
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thanks for that al , got the idea now ...its just that starting point we all need [ well me anyway] really getting into this now :) thanks again s

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