Any favorite or fun open chord you like to share?

[Nymuso]

133010. Non thumb-wrappers need not apply.

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by rick-slo

x-4-5-4-5-3 (moveable m7b5 shape)

While trying to figure out the fingering for this (which turned out to be rather easier than I thought) I discovered that this shape sounds lovely on a guitar tuned to open D

[Beakybird]

Originally Posted by JonPR

Lots.

Am)add9) is a nice one: (0)-0-7-5-0-0

Bm(add4) (from Bert Jansch): 7-9-0-7-0-0

Eadd9 (also one of Bert's): 0-9-6-9-0-0
That could be adapted to a juicy (and easier) Emaj9: 0-9-6-8-0-0

How about E6/9? 0-11-11-11-0-0

These are all really effective when fingerpicked, of course, so you get the effect of the close intervals ringing together.

I love Bert's Eadd9 and your E6/9.

[Beakybird]

Hey, before Bert's Eadd9 (096900), try this A6/B: 7X7670. If you raise this fingering up one, you get a pretty C9.

C#m: X46640 (I use my thumb, but not necessary). Move this down one to X35530 for Cadd9.

I have some real stretchers like this E7add4: 079795. Use the middle finger to bar g and a strings and reach the e string with your index finger. Or Eadd4: 079995 barring B, G, and D strings with your pinky!

Here's an easy and beautiful Am13: X05530.

[JonPR]

Originally Posted by Beakybird

I love Bert's Eadd9

He used add9 chords a lot, but there's only one instance I know of him using that shape:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cn-MbAXNDs
- notice he combines it with A(add9) played as 5-7-7-6-0-0.

[Gordon Currie]

Some of my favorite chords with at least one open string:

x 0 2 5 0 0 or x 0 2 4 1 0 (Am9)

0 2 5 2 3 2 (Em11)

x 4 6 8 0 0 (C#m9)

x 5 3 5 0 0 (Dm6/9)

3 5 0 5 0 x (Gsus)

2 0 0 2 2 0 (Dmaj9/F#)

x 0 5 5 3 0 (Am11)

0 2 4 0 3 0 (Em9)

x 0 3 0 1 0 (Fmaj9)

x 3 3 0 3 0 (Fmaj9sus)

x 0 10 10 8 0 (Fmaj9/A)

[Beakybird]

Thanks. I'll try these when I get home from gigging.

[JonPR]

Originally Posted by Gordon Currie

Some of my favorite chords with at least one open string:

x 0 2 5 0 0 or x 0 2 4 1 0 (Am9)

0 2 5 2 3 2 (Em11)

x 4 6 8 0 0 (C#m9)

x 5 3 5 0 0 (Dm6/9)

3 5 0 5 0 x (Gsus)

2 0 0 2 2 0 (Dmaj9/F#)

x 0 5 5 3 0 (Am11)

0 2 4 0 3 0 (Em9)

x 0 3 0 1 0 (Fmaj9)

x 3 3 0 3 0 (Fmaj9sus)

x 0 10 10 8 0 (Fmaj9/A)

Great stuff!

[Beakybird]

Originally Posted by JonPR

Great stuff!

Yes, great stuff. I have created some transpositions of some of these and embellishments of others, and I'll post shortly.

[Beakybird]

x 0 2 5 0 0 or x 0 2 4 1 0 (Am9) How about 8 0 10 9 0 0 (Am9)

0 2 5 2 3 2 (Em11) Ahhhh!!!

x 4 6 8 0 0 (C#m9) Here's a nice C#madd9: X 4 2 1 4 0

x 5 3 5 0 0 (Dm6/9) Here's Am6/9: 5 3 4 5 0 0

3 5 0 5 0 x (Gsus) Here are a couple of Gadd4 chords I play with
3 5 5 5 0 3 low E played with thumb and X 10 12 0 12 8.

x 0 5 5 3 0 (Am11) Also X 0 10 9 8 10

0 2 4 0 3 0 (Em9) Also 0 9 5 7 0 0

x 0 3 0 1 0 (Fmaj9) I wrap my thumb around to get 1 0 3 0 1 0

x 0 10 10 8 0 (Fmaj9/A) Also Cmaj9/E: 0 3 5 4 3 0 or 0 3 5 4 3 3 played as a bar chord.

[Beakybird]

Here are some thoughts on Jon P's contribution:

Am)add9) is a nice one: (0)-0-7-5-0-0 Also 8 0 9 9 0 0

Bm(add4) (from Bert Jansch): 7-9-0-7-0-0

Here's a stretch!: x 2 4 6 3 0

Eadd9 (also one of Bert's): 0-9-6-9-0-0 Love it!
Here's an Aadd9 that's really beautiful: 9 0 9 9 0 0
That could be adapted to a juicy (and easier) Emaj9: 0-9-6-8-0-0
And here's a beautiful one in A (Amaj9): 9 0 9 9 9 0

How about E6/9? 0-11-11-11-0-0 Ahhh! I love it! Here's an equally beautiful A6/9: 9 0 9 11 0 0

Thanks again for sharing!!