The Best Guitar Chords (you've never heard of)
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00:00 Intro
01:14 The Irish Little Wing Chord
02:35 Dave Matthews Chords
04:06 The Kitchen Sink Chord
06:20 Dadd9add11
08:07 Dmi11
09:04 3rd inv drop 2 ma7
10:22 Asus Thingy
11:51 C69
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"When it's used right, everybody gets pleasure from it."
-C69
Some things do translated into multiple aspects of life.
But if it's used in the wrong setting it can be awkward, clumsy and just a bit of a mess...
;-)
The smiths' "bigmouth strikes again" has that "D add9add11" chord you talked about (the song is played with a capo on the 4th fret so it's actually an "F# add9add11", but the voicing is the same). I like it quite a bit, you should check it out!
Came here to say this. Johnny Marr uses this chord shape extensively, as well as some triad shapes on the high strings
Exactly what I thought of
@@lovroknezevic8555 That's Johnny Fucking Marr to you
okay, let me ask you this stupid question. which key is this magic chord belong to?
@@alexamderhamiltom5238 @alexamder hamiltom Sorry, I dont know if I understood your question. If youre asking if this chord belongs to a specific key (wich is what I understood your question is asking), then i gotta inform you that chords dont really belong to a specific key, as they can be used in any situation you want to fit then into. For instance, this "Magic chord" (Dadd9add11) can be used as a 5 chord for G major or as a 4 chord for A major, as well as a bunch of other uses, like maybe a flat7 chord for E minor - and thats only looking at diatonic/tonal territory, cause getting away from that opens a bunch of other, almost infinite, possibilities, like maybe using this chord as a flat7 chord in the key of E major. So yeah, man, use chords, such as this "magic" one, wherever your heart feels like usin' 'em! If you wanna know about more common uses for this chord to have some cool ideas on where to put it, you could use it like Johnny Marr himself did on bigmouth strikes again - with the Im-Im7-bIIImajor-IVmajoradd9add11-Im part of the progression - by using this "magic chord" as a IV chord (wich can then resolve to the I chord or go to the V chord and resolve to I from there); you could use it when playing a good ol' basic 4 chord loop in G major and using this "magic chord" instead of your boring old D major chord; or you could even just say "fuck it" and keep alternating between C major and this "magic chord" 'cause that sounds pretty nice as well. If you want more ideas on where to use it, there are plenty of comments in this video naming songs that use this "DMajorAdd9Add11" chord that you could get some ideas from. Anyways, hope i helped 🙂
The Dadd9 add11 chord is definitely in Third Eye Blind’s “Jumper” at around the 52 second mark
I was about to say that lol
Justinguitar uses it in his lesson covering of Hurt - no idea if it's in the original Cash version though.
Its also in Decemberists- Engine Driver and Elliott Smith- Bled White
And possibly in "shimmer" by Fuel
I believe you can find it in Stone Temple Pilots’ “Atlanta” also
Funnily enough, the Dadd9add11 is prominently featured in Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing, as the second to last chord in the intro
Dadd9add11 is also the second chord in Neil Young's "Sugar Mountain" after the first G chord (but tuned a whole step down)
Haven't even watched the vid, and I'm all for it! The more chords we learn, the bigger your musical vocabulary. Wouldn't mind more vids like this!
@Mbita Acoustic Guitar subscribed my guy, fucken keep at it !! the subs will come but keep those tunes going !! great covers fucking love it
Oh 100%. Finding these weird cords is so much fun
Agreed wholeheartedly.
Never use a capo, and play lots of styles.
@Mbita Acoustic Guitar Subscribed ❤️
There's a Dadd9add11 in the opening chord of Engine driver by the Decemberists. It does a great job of setting up the melacholic wistful feeling of the song
Checking the comments for this one. I think it’s a Dadd9add11 to Cma7 riff. But not the Cma7 in this video.
@@booneh Yeah, it's that on a 12-string acoustic. Very lush and rich.
Dude that "Summertime" 5:33 was sooo good. What a great choice 👏
Hey Samurai, be great to do a tutorial on the summertime section. Great voicing a and melody.
When you're not demonstrating a specific sound, your "natural" playing discloses your jazz background. You sound like Chet Atkins at his jazziest.
The Dadd9/add11 is fingerpicked in the song “Sleeping Alone” by Flatland Cavalry. It’s the first song to introduce me to that chord, and it works so so great in that piece
Just checked out the song, it's amazing, thanks so much!!
Sugar Dadd11
Think it’s in iron and wine’s south sodom Georgia too
Alright
i freaking love that song
Quite a few Elliott Smith tunes use the Dadd9add11 voicing (Shooting Star, Bled White etc.)
I love the way he uses it in Shooting Star, the chords in that song are impeccable.
The Dadd9add11 chord shape is used also in Scarborough Fair (capo on the 7th just makes it a Aadd9add11). It works magically as that dorian sound, because the song is in Em.
Simon and Garfunkel are amazing
I've used Dadd9add11 in a song I wrote called "Passages"! Watching this video made me appreciate the chord even more. Thanks so much!
I genuinely belive I've played all these chords and some of them I use fairly regularly, I just had no idea what they were called until now 😅
Thats me too! Its the "color" they can add to decorate prettier sounds & frequencies!😉
Your Dave Matthew chords are also used on Collective Soul’s World I Know. The cool “trick” they employ is having the chord progression start with B minor everytime until the end of the song when the riff starts in D major. Gives the song a nice lift using relative chords. Keep up the great work!
I was just about to comment the same thing!
Also since it's played on a 12 string that high g string really gets to do it's thing.
Yep Collective soul. You can root this pattern on the A string as well.
It's also used on Stigmatized by The Calling
Also the basis of a Paul Davids video.
Dadd9add11 is and forever will be my favourite chord of all time. it's physically impossible to change my mind.
More stuff like this.. nice seeing something useful on UA-cam ! Thx badmouth happy new year
I think there's a Dadd9add11 in Porcupine Tree's "Shallow". PT is also just an amazing reference for pretty chords and music overall :)
Porcupine Tree is unreal. Shesmovedon has probably my #1 guitar solo, I wish there was a high quality version of it off the CD but I cannot find the Deadwing version!
This will probably get lost but the English band “The Ocean Blue” uses the Dadd9add11 a ton and in general uses some beautiful yet simple chords that can add a ton of flavor and mystique to your music! Would give them a listen if you like that chord and others like it!
Love the Dave Matthew chords. Been using them heavily since you first brought them up in a video a couple of years back. Just sounds sooooooooo beautiful
I use a large number of these chords a lot! In fact I have used the “Dave Mathews “ chords so much I can no longer put them in my songs haha. They go with EVERYTHING.
The Irish Little Wing chord makes the most beautiful song ever written even more beautiful. Wow!
I once wrote a riff using the C major 7 3rd inversión drop 2.
It sounded tense and dissonant UNTIL I played bass on top of it. Suddenly the A and the C made it feel "at home"
The Dadd9add11 is also used in “Mouthful of Cavities” by Blind Melon from 92’ as he slides up from a C. Done in “Footsteps” by Pearl jam also. sure he uses it. Always a great alternative to a Standard D major.
The Dadd9add11 is used in the pre-chorus of Jumper by Third Eye Blind. That's where I learned it from :)
First songI thought of, too.
Me too
Beat me to it. A brilliant use of it to get back to that F.
Iron & Wine's "Naked as We Came" has beautiful finger picking basically built around Eadd9add11, this shape in drop D with a capo on 2nd. Not quite the same, but gorgeous!
Man I haven't listened to them in a while
Capo on 3rd
I was just about to mention this one, super fun song to play
Dadd9add11 (D20) is also in “Jumper” by Third Eye Blind, or at least something very close to it. Right before the choruses
Great video and well done!! I was looking for some new teaching ideas for my music students and this sparked some creativity. Thanks!!
The “Dave Matthews” chords are also hugely popular on modern praise and worship music! But played on an electric, and with huge reverb for ambient pad/synth style effects. Super happy to see them in your video! Thanks for sharing man!
Hey Samurai, the Dadd9add11 chord is used in Temple Of The Dog’s “Times Of Trouble.” Great song, give it a listen. This is also one of my favorite chords
The idea of the Dadd9add11 is used in the song "the boy who blocked his own shot" by brand new, it's a great song imo and one of my all time favorites, definitely worth a listen
I think that was the song where I was first introduced to that chord! I wish more people knew about the song, it's kinda like a hidden gem
@@ianjakerobleza alot of Thier catalog is hidden gems, in a way I'm glad I overlooked them when I was younger and they were bigger because I enjoy their catalog so much these days where as bands like yellowcard and Greenday that I loved in highschool I get less and less out of them each time I revisit even though I still enjoy them
@@therickroller2358 I'll have to check out more of their catalog! It's funny, "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" was a factor of inspiration when it came to making my own songs. I actually used the chord Dadd9add11 in a song I wrote called "Passages" if you're interested in listening! It's on my spotify and all that stuff :)
@@ianjakerobleza it's funny because my name is also Ian and I also write songs and alot of my inspiration comes from brand new, I haven't released anything yet aside from a test track or 2 on my friends bandlabs just for fun but Ill definitely give it a listen
This video helped me find some chords that I was looking for in a song I've been stuck on for a bit. Thank you for sharing and hope we can pick your brain for more neat chords
Great lesson!! Love it
The Dadd9add11 is used in pearl jam's 'Breath' in a very simple Emajor to Dadd9add11 progression, and it sounds fantastic.
I second this
Also in Footsteps and the live boot of Falling Down!
Stone must’ve really liked that chord
In the bridge of the song "Taylor," Jack Johnson actually slides up from an open C major into the Dadd9add11 and actually continues sliding the shape up the neck. It's lovely.
Great acoustic tune, I think this may have been where I first came across it too. As a few others have already pointed out the verse to Dylan’s ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’ applies the same technique, but in reverse. When I was learning I remember it blew my tiny mind to discover you could make cool new chords by just sliding your good ol’ fashioned cowboy chords around!
Fantastic video 👌😍 Thank you for this!
The daddadd rift was so relaxing/feel good... would love to hear a longer version of that... also wow lots talking about this chord too.
Dadd9/add11 is in "Oh Me" by Meat Puppets, my preferred version is Nirvana's rendition for MTV Unplugged. They use the progression C-Dadd9add11-E which resolves really beautifully.
I was going to comment this as well. Love the Meat Puppets.
@@makainwiginton5967 Same lol. Great band, great song!
Dadd9add11 is in Bob Dylan's 'It ain't me Babe'. Also for a Canadian example, Gord Downie sits on that chord for awhile at the beginning of 'Vancouver Divorce' but with an A in the bass. Also Tom Petty's 'Yer So Bad' going into the second verse
It's obfuscated by the DADGAD tuning, but it's also in "38 Years Old"
Yep! I rushed to the comment section as soon as I heard about the Dadd9add11 chord.
Came here to say it ain’t me babe. 👍🏽
Such a great video!! so useful, thank you bro!
Fantastic video!!! Thank you!
The chord progression for Coming Home by City and Colour has a great use of the Dadd9add11 sliding into an open C I think. Or it might have the same shape with the A on the 5th fret E string, but I don't play it with that and it sounds glorious.
as soon as he hit the chord my brain when to this song :)
City and Colour was first thing that came to mind for me. Sleeping Sickness, at least a live version, used the chord.
City and Colour was also my first thought, altho the song I was thinking of is with capo. It's 'The Girl'
@samuraiguitarist the D add 9/add 11 is also used quite a bit in "Love Alive" by Heart. Heart's greatest song in my opinion. But it's especially used at the end. I can't believe this song wasn't more popular, to be honest.
Love when a new chord pattern inspires me to play something differently.
The Asus Thing got me playing some rhythms and progressions I had never considered before.
Thanks for the suggestions, great vid!
Haven't seen your videos before. But after 1 video.. immediately subscribed. So good! Appreciate your time and effort!
Will definitely check out your course as an option 😎
There is a track from Wolf’s Rain called “Could You Bite The Hand?” arranged by Yoko Kanno but played and sung by Steve Conte. The Dadd9add11 is F#add9add11 since there’s a capo on the fourth fret, but I believe there’s an added 12th in there I might be wrong though. The chord is around 0:19. Honestly this song has so many nice chords in it and I’m trying to learn it, but there is hardly any tabs for it online. I managed to find some but there was a part that wasn’t accurate to the song so it had me stumped trying to figure out what it was.
Good Find! Didn’t think this would come from an anime
Also try playing Dadd9add11 in double drop D, it's gorgeous!
Very educational! Well done!
Nice double entendre towards the end! Your delivery was so subtle!
6:40
A fantastic use of this chord is in "I see it too" by Brave Little Abacus. Its an absolutely beautiful song
great band.
Nice to find a fan of midwest emo in samurai guitarist’s comment section!
I always thought of the Irish little wing chord as the Chrono Cross intro song chord. It's what I always end up playing when I pick up a 'coustie.
Yep as soon as he played it that's what I thought of, as well.
The Dadd9/add11 shape shows up fairly frequently in Phoebe Bridgers' work. The album Stranger in the Alps definitely uses it a lot, but played on a baritone instead of a standard tuned guitar
C69 also works great for playing in the key of G. Sounds great and makes the change between G C and D very easy. You can also leave your pinky and ring fingers planted on fret 3 and use your others to play a normal Em or Asus2 shape over it for some beautiful chords (that also work in G)
we love all this sexy and weird sounding chords, the single best way to make sure nobody hears your song and says “wait doesn’t this sound kinda like…”
On Live Forever, Noel Gallagher plays the D after C as Dadd9add11. He often finds easier to play stuff similar to the C shape, like the F without barring.
It's called the daddy didn't love me chord
I thought it was just the demo he used that on?? Thought on the record it was standard D??
Two examples of Dadd9add11:
Resist - Rush. The song is on D Standard, so its actually a Cadd9add11, but the chord shape is the same.
Entre Caníbales (Among Canibals) - Soda Stereo. Awesome song by argentinan band. They use it in a very cool way by finishing the intro with that chord.
Great lesson thanks
Here's a good chord to play around with. Start with a basic open E shape, simply lift your finger off the A string, and then mute the low E string. It's a very simple chord you could use to get a really basic but nice sounding I-IV chord progression. The sound of the add9maj7 is commonly used in midwest emo and also math-rock. The popular tuning FACGCE is actually just an Fadd9maj7 chord in the key of C, and is one of my favorite tunings to play in. I often play around with tuning an open E into EAEG#BE, and it's a lot of fun to let strings ring out while doing all kinds of stuff across the fretboard.
minor nitpick, an add9major7 is just a major9. also, facgce could just be an f chord in they key of f
@@jaliebs3988 You would usually play the add9maj7 as the fourth chord in the scale. It's basically constructed the same as the tonic chord but with the root moved to the IV root
i think its the same as playing a barred B with an open E string on the bottom if you were playing in the key of B. The place of the scale that the chord is used at is specific to how this trick works because it builds tension that resolves back to the tonic chord.
Chord good me like
Great episode with lots of fantastic ideas! Missing my favo(u)rite chord shape though - the m7add11. E.g Bm7add11 - 7X7755 (I use my thumb for the low strings). It's a great chord substitution to throw in place of regular minor chords. Try it with your Irish Little Wing and use it in place of the Bm & Am. It's like your guitar is dripping maple syrup it's so sweet!
Thank you. This lesson is helping me pull out of a rut with my creativity.
Dave Matthews chords are dashboard confessionals' bread and butter. For multiple albums. Please note that skill doesn't mean great songs.
It's not the chords that are bland and boring. It's the songs that most people write that are bland and boring.
Dadd9add11 is also used in “Closer to Fine” by Indigo Girls (capo at 2nd) and the outro to “Starship Trooper” by Yes.
Thanks. Very informative
Im a fulltime busker and this video has just revealed literally all the tricks I've developed over the years I've been busking.
Thanks Sammy G! I definitely learned something from this video. Some of the chords are a little hard to play but I’ll get it with practice.
Dadd9add11 is used in the song "inside my head" by the Dutch band Di-rect. A friend of mine always plays it
I love that you’re spreading the knowledge of Dave chords
Ho the Dadd9add11 I play quite often since my beginning, love it. Nice highly appreciated lesson! Thanks
Great video!
Summertime is one of my favorite songs. It was nice to hear it.
6:53 this chord is awesome and I love using it in worship. The acoustic player uses it a lot and usually when I'm doing more ambient things on electric I'll use it in like a picking pattern, beautiful chord to substitute D with
Yeah I thought it was funny how he asked for examples because I literally call this "the Bethel chord" because it's used so often in their music. It's used in tons of worship music.
Nice little “Summertime” arrangement, well done! , had to steal that one, thx!
I love the Dadd9add11. A friend showed me how he uses it in softer sections of songs that tend to be in the key of G. Cmaj7 -> Dadd9add11 -> Gadd9 is a wonderful progression. Although I love the way you borrowed A dominant 7 and resolved to the D911
Dadd9add11 is also found in “Though You Slay Me” by Shane and Shane. Beautiful chord. It’s also one of my favorites.
you have me DYING during your entire c69 discourse! So many great puns there delivered so deadpan. 11/10, man. 11. Out. Of. TEN!!
I love my chords full of a good time 😆
Thanks for the video!
Dadd9add11 is used in Found by the band Riverside. They move that shape around during the main chord progression, and it's just beautiful!
definitely useful for acoustic players it sounds beautiful. thank you Mr. Samurai!
Asus2#11 is killer!! Can’t believe I didn’t know such a simply voiced chord before, thank you for such a gem Sammy G
I play most of these chords ALLLLL the time! they're bread and butter for a jazz musician... but I've never played Dmi11 with the open strings. Thats beautiful. Gonna have to add that one to the bank. Thanks Samurai!!
Dude you absolutely NAILED IT with the Dave Matthews chords😆
Dad11 is often used in city and colour music “comin home” comes to mind great song and great chord
The dave matthew chords are also fantastic on bass. I love using them!
I love the D add9add 11. It's one of those shapes you can slide around too and has so much texture.
I think it's played with a chorus at the outro of Queensryche's Della Brown if you're looking for another example.
I’ve used the Dadd9 add11 a lot as a substitution for a Gmaj7 or Gmaj9 as long as the bass player is picking up the root. It just allows for an expanded range that sustains well. Especially useful on ballads.
The song that taught me that Dadd9/add11 was the song If You Could Only See by Tonic. Loved the sound and definitely use it as much as I can too. 😉👍
Great set of chords! Also a big fan of the Dadd9add11 (which is also in the prechorus of the Indigo Girls' "Closer to Fine").
Those Dave Matthew chords are also used in Hey Rosetta's 'Bricks' and in a couple Mumford and Sons songs, 'I Gave You All' and 'After the Storm'. Great shapes, really fun to use
Oh and how could I forget! Matt Corby's 'Runaway' uses those chords too! Amazing song
The Dadd9add11 is the core of the John Mayer song 'Great Indoors', it and variations are used throughout the whole song
I play fingerstyle guitar a lot and I like to make up my own little mini-tunes from time to time. One of my favorites to play is that Dadd9add11 chord with a little bass line below it. I'll try and post it, it's a neat little exercise for dexterity as well!
Awesome and thanks
I've been using the dm chords since you first mentioned them and they slap so hard
Dadd9add11 is used in "Give in to me" by Michael jackson. Thats where I learned it, when I was a beginner.
great video thanks sammy g
The Dadd9add11 is also the final chord before the choruses of "Solid Ground" by The other favorites. Really fun to play and a personal favourite of mine to listen to.
You can hear the Dadd9add11 chord in the song "Textos" by "Usted Señalemelo", an argentinian band. They use It a lot
Dadd9/add11 is used in Eva Cassidy's version of Kathy's Song. So so beautiful!
Your favourite chord: D add9/add11 was used briefly during the bridge of ‘Why Georgia’ in John Mayer’s debut album ‘Room for Squares’!
Great video Samurai!
The Dave Matthews Chords are super popular in worship style music. “No other name” by hillsong they’re used as a lead electric line that’s very prominent. One of my all time favorite songs “all in all” by lifehouse they’re used in the verses with a capo on the second fret.
Hi from a fellow Manitoban (stuck in the Gap now)! Love your videos and these kind of chord reviews are among my favourite to see.
Those "Dave Matthews Chords" remind me a lot of some used in the Rival Sons' "All Directions"; give it a spin and you'll hear all kinds of nifty chords in it as well. That guy is a helluva guitar player!
My favourite Unknown Chord is Dsus2sus4 (which ties in with your add9add11). I'm a keyboard guy, bit a guitar player, but I've learned a lot about how guitar players approach chords thanks to my friends, so maybe doing it on guitar with, say, a full D chord and adding the E and G works better but I just love letting the D-E-G ring out and then resolve to either a Dsus4 and/or the root D chord while the other instruments fill in the rest. Would love to see you do a piece on some other "famous chords" like the Lifeson Chord or Steely Dan's "mu" chords!