[billy16]

well, i was screwing around trying to put music with a song. i had the F# (2443xx)
and i moved it up the fretboard and found some cool chords.

my question would be, would the next frets up be a G (3554xx)? and then so on?

by the way, i'm not sure about the muting of those top 2 strings.

[goldrush]

well, i was screwing around trying to put music with a song. i had the F# (2443xx)
and i moved it up the fretboard and found some cool chords.

my question would be, would the next frets up be a G (3554xx)? and then so on?

by the way, i'm not sure about the muting of those top 2 strings.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, it would go G, G#, A, A#, B, C, and so on...

What do you mean by the muting of the top 2 strings? You mean you want them to be muted or you don't want them to be muted?

[Graeme! Yes, Graeme!]

Yup, you're right about the chord changing as you go up or down the fret board. As for those two top strings, you can play them if you hold down the full bar, and it's still the same chord - those notes are still part of the chord.

[billy16]

well, i was screwing around trying to put music with a song.   i had the F# (2443xx)
and i moved it up the fretboard and found some cool chords.

my question would be, would the next frets up be a G (3554xx)?   and then so on?

by the way, i'm not sure about the muting of those top 2 strings.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, it would go G, G#, A, A#, B, C, and so on...

What do you mean by the muting of the top 2 strings? You mean you want them to be muted or you don't want them to be muted?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i just didn't know if they were supposed to be muted for that chord. i couldn't remember.

[dadfad]

One thing you might want to experiment with as you move that barre-chord shape up the neck..... if you're playing a chord where one of the open-strings EADGBE is contained in the three notes of the chord's major triad (Tonic, Third and Fifth), you can leave that string open for a slightly different sound. For example an F (normally either 1332XX or 133211). It can be played 1032XX or 103211 because that open-A 5-string is its Third (use your thumb on that 6-string). Same with the G barre-chord 355433. It can be played 350433 (leaving its Fifth D open) or 355033 (adding another First/Tonic G-note) or 355403 (leaving its Third B open). Or an A 577655, like X07655 or X07650, etc. Any of your letter-note chords plus D#/Eb and A#/Bb can be barred up the neck with a string or strings left open. Not some big deal or anything, but sometimes a subtle little voicing change might be what you're after in a particular tune. And always remember, there is no right or wrong chord or shape if it gives you the sound or feel you want to portray in your tune.