Another what chords are these?

[Riverwolf]

From a song I have been working on for about a year-

e- 0
B- 3
G- 4
D- 5
A- 0 or X. Sometimes either way This is an Fm7 slid up two fretts
E- 0 or X. Sometimes either way

And-

e- 0
B- 0
G- 2
D- 2
A- 0 or X. Sometimes either way Em moved over one frett
E- 0 or X. Sometimes either way

Thanks, just need a way to write it in my notebook.

[stanron]

Context can help sometimes.

X X 5 4 3 0

is G6 and could also be a form of Em7 as would be

0 X 5 4 3 2

with the open A added best seems Em7 sus 4 with the sus 4 an octave lower than usual.

The other chord is A add 2.

[JonPR]

Originally Posted by Riverwolf

From a song I have been working on for about a year-

e- 0
B- 3
G- 4
D- 5
A- 0 or X. Sometimes either way This is an Fm7 slid up two fretts
E- 0 or X. Sometimes either way

You mean Fmaj7 slid up two frets...

Without the bass strings, it's G6 or Em7, as stanron says.
With the E bass (no A), more like Em7.
with the A bass (no E), it's Em7/A, or A9sus4.
With both E and A bass, it's more complicated: I'd still probably think of it as A9sus4, but you could call it Em11.

Originally Posted by Riverwolf

And-

e- 0
B- 0
G- 2
D- 2
A- 0 or X. Sometimes either way Em moved over one frett
E- 0 or X. Sometimes either way

Thanks, just need a way to write it in my notebook.

This is Asus2, either way. Or arguably Esus4. Really depends whether you think A or E sounds like the root, or maybe how you're using the chord.

Ie, (apart from the context point) I disagree with stanron on that one. "(add2)" suggests the chord still has its 3rd, which is missing from your shape.

[Riverwolf]

Thanks.
Shouldn't be so complicated.
Just wanted something to write down in my notes.

[Bingoccc]

A chord finder may prove useful....http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/chord_name.php

[JonPR]

Originally Posted by Riverwolf

Thanks.
Shouldn't be so complicated.

You think that's complicated?
(Offering a choice of bass notes - "sometimes either way" - is the main reason for the different possibilities of names.)

[JonPR]

Originally Posted by Bingoccc

A chord finder may prove useful....http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/chord_name.php

Yes, if we want additional complication...
That gives us choices for that first chord of:
G6add9, Gadd6/9, G6/9
A11(no 3rd), A11, A9sus4.
...and that's just with the option of the A and E bass (or just the A).
Take your pick...
Without either bass string, choose from Em7 or G6.

(Pretty much what we said.)

[Riverwolf]

Originally Posted by JonPR

You think that's complicated?
(Offering a choice of bass notes - "sometimes either way" - is the main reason for the different possibilities of names.)

Also known as sloppy strumming.