Chord substitution ?

AndyHoward

Hi, I'm getting on a bit,if I see a chord in a song that my fingers find difficult/painfull, can I play a different version of that chord somewhere else on the neck?, must I play a chord near that original chord on the neck?

viz

You can play any version of a chord that tickles your fancy. The “voicing” will be different but it will contain the same ingredients. Play whatever a) sounds good to your ear, and b) is possible

(That’s not substitution by the way; substitution is where you use a totally different chord, like a bII7 chord instead of a V7 chord in a 251 progression.)

PAL

Do what ever works for you and remember there really aren't rules in music and even if there are it was the rule breakers
 who advance guitar playing. Good luck.

darthed1981

I'm a fully paid up member of the "Noel Gallagher school of if-it-seems-too-hard-it-probably-fucking-is chords"

F barre a pain in the ass... Fmaj7
That G to C change causing you grief... Cadd9
etc.

and, whisper it... a LOT of other people do it as well.

Roland

A lot of people play partial chords, where the “odd” notes aren’t played

guitarjack66

Roland said:

A lot of people play partial chords, where the “odd” notes aren’t played

'Niiice.'