The choice of what chord to play is probably down to the skill level of the guitarist or the sound of the genre that you are trying to play (like power chords for Sabbath stuff), For me......a big ugly bloke with unfeasibly small hands/fingers the choice is usually the "easiest" way to play a chord with as small a fingerspan as possible.
So I've come across some chords on the internet that, for me, seem good alternatives or additions to my chord repertoire.......but it means beefing up my string dampening skills!
D Major x54xx5 Moveable
C Major 8xx98x Moveable
Do any members use these versions of chords? Any more you can suggest? Chords that can be played within a 3 fret stretch.
Thank you.
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“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
xx645x (E movable)
xx545x (Em movable)
...no damping required.
Shell chords use the 7th (C#) note instead of the 5th cos bassists are our friends, they'll want the 5th tonally there's less ambiguity with the 7th chord than a usual triad chord.
Your chords sound nice - how do you mute them?
As a south paw I have to flip all the notations here but - here are some shell chords to compare - with your chord - they may sound too flowery:
x546xx
x5x67x
x54xx5
xxx779
xx0x22
C7
Cmaj7
Cm7
You find more shapes here:
https://www.fachords.com/shell-chords/