Good websites or software for chords/scales.

[countandduke]

Looking for something kind of like the Grimoire that has chords and inversions.

Preferably something that would have all notes on the fretboard for minor 7, major 7, dominant 7 and minor 7 b5 chords.

Otherwise I'll have to make them myself.

Thanks,

Chris

[IanS]

Here's a great site, that'll give you 3 voicings for any chord you want. It is very, very well done:

http://www.michaelhogg.btinternet.co.../index_big.htm

[Austinrocks]

lots of sites for chords and scales, however I know the notes on the guitar, and the notes in the chords, ie, Am is ACE, Gmaj is GBD, its automatic and I know the extensions as well, I believe you would be better off in the long run if you understood Chord Theory, rather than the shapes of chords with out a good understanding of the chords,

Scales I also know the notes for all the scales and modes and use those when I play, I really find the key of the song and play the notes which I also know from the location, you can use the Pentatonic Scale as a frame work for safe notes and play the Pentatonic Scales of the chords, ie, chords are G, D, Am the G Major Pentatonic, D major Pentatonic, A Minor Pentonic canbe used for soloing.

[eldungo]

Check out this site. I am in no way affiliated with it. I just think it's a great site.

http://jguitar.com/

[JonR]

I agree with Austinrocks. Sooner or later, you need to learn (a) the notes on the fretboard, and (b) basic chord theory. Then everything is MUCH simpler (MUCH less to remember), and you can make your own chord shapes, for any chord, anywhere you want.

Having said that, the site IanS posted looks good - at least they tell you the notes in each chord (which jguitar doesn't), although they include a lot of chord types you'll probably never need.

You've correctly identified the 4 most useful 7th types: m7, 7, maj7 and m7b5. Along with those, check out dim7 and m(maj7). (Dim7s are easy, m(maj7)s not so easy - but luckily they're quite rare.)

[JonR]

Originally Posted by kovachian

This site is godsend. Chord House

Uh-huh. I like that because you can choose to see either note names or chord tones. Excellent.

... oh hold on: lots more useless chord types, tho (maj11? 11b9? m#11??), and some useful ones missing. Where's the maj7#11 shapes? And the 7#11?

... and some guidance on voicing the more complex options might be useful. Essentially all you get is arpeggios - useful, to be sure, but working out playable shapes, in good-sounding voicings...? I guess that's beyond the scope of that design.
Still better than many others, mind you.

[Austinrocks]

I reread your post, I bought the Guitar Grimore scales and mode, and chords and inversions, really liked the scales and modes, the chords and inversions did not give me anything that I did not already know. I will stick to knowing chord theory as the better approach in the long run.

[vernplum]

Nice easy to use one: www.chordscale.com