Chord name.

[moga]

are these right?
E5 -> Eno3
Bm7(4) -> Bm11
A2 -> Aadd9 or Aadd2
G#m6 -> G#m13 ?G#m11?

there are too many names with same chord out there in the web..

can you clear which ones right? (In terms of music theory )

thanks guys..

[Akubra]

All of those are okay except the last; 6 and 13 are the same note, but 11 is the same as the 4.

[rjacobs]

Originally Posted by moga

are these right?
E5 -> Eno3
Bm7(4) -> Bm11
A2 -> Aadd9 or Aadd2
G#m6 -> G#m13 ?G#m11?

there are too many names with same chord out there in the web..

can you clear which ones right? (In terms of music theory )

thanks guys..

The music theorist in me is rearing his ugly head...

Here is how I prefer to see them written:

E (omit 3)
B min 11 - (if you write B min 7 (4), that almost looks like you want a sus chord and is therefore ambiguous. The 11 makes it clear that you want both the 3rd AND the 11th).
A (add 9) - (this clarifies that you want the 9th but NOT the 7th - A MAJ 9 means play the major 7th AND the 9th)
G# min 6 means root, m3, P5, M6, but NO m7.
G# min 13 means root, m3, P5, m7, M13. So this is a different chord.

Everyone has their variations, but to me these are the most easily readable. Also, when in doubt, use odd numbers...the exception is things like SUS chords or min 6 chords where you actually want the 6th INSTEAD of the 7th, or something.

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by moga

...there are too many names with same chord out there in the web..

Hi moga...
It's not just chord we find on the web. The same note combination could have more than one name when viewed in context of a particular passage being played. That sounds kind of ''mystical'' or ''wish-washy'' but it is the truth.

The deeper one gets into playing chord-melody style, the emphasis on where the melody note falls is controlled by the chord inversions, and players often find themselves playing the same ''shapes'' or note-clusters with different backing chords. There are times I'll ask my bass player to not play a certain bass note (or to change the note he's playing) because he's reshaping my chords.

Part of the confusion comes from rescoring entire band pieces into solo guitar pieces, or from transferring piano scores into guitar accompaniment.

Another factor is two groups will play the same song different ways, and both make sense. Some musicians play parts differently on recordings than they do on tour...because they are growing musicians. It seems inappropriate to accuse James Taylor of not playing his song right because he changes something.

In your case it sounds like a good thing that you are catching onto which notes are needed to shape the chords you are reading, and decoding them is just part of the process. The labeling won't change towards anything more uniform the deeper you go, so learning to interpret them in a good musical style is important. Keep working on the ear...

Hope this helps...

[IainDearg]

there are too many names with same chord out there in the web..

Well, in principle any chord can have as many names as there are notes in it - it all depends on which note you select as the root! It's not the web's fault . Hence a Dm6 chord is also a Bm7-5 or even a G9 (without the root!)

Thankfully, it's never carried to such ridiculous lengths, though.

[moga]

IainDearg, ljguitar, rjacobs, akbura..

all thanks to you guys for generous, kind answers...

Since i have no basic background..those chords are making me confused..

but I am trying to build the basic..