F#m new question

What you have there is correct - 2 4 4 2 2 2 reading from thickest to thinnest - there's no easier way that I'm aware of to play the F#m, other than as an Am shape barre at the 10th fret....

Having said that, have you considered using Am and Em shapes with a capo on the 2nd fret? The Am will then become Bm, and the Em will become F#m...

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Vic

yeah, but if I capo 2nd fret then wouldn't the Bm be something different? Like say i use the Bm....ok maybe it's not Bm....let me say this....I capo the 2nd fret and i use 0240xx from the capo, what would that be?

I'm familiar with tones and stuff not so much as to what makes chords and what you call them. I know what basic chords are in standard and i use the same shapes in capo. But sometimes, like in this case i leave off something, so instead of the x24432 for Bm i am using in 2nd capo fret...,0240xx the tones are similar but not the same but when i try to run chords from that i can find about three but it's lacking something. Can you help?

Thanks

you put the capo on at the second fret and play Am - 0 0 2 2 1 0 - because of the capo, the Am chord you're playing is actually a Bm...same with Em...
you put the capo on at the second fret and play Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 - because of the capo, the Em chord you're playing is actually an F#m...think, if you like, that the capo is playing the barre for you - in effect, that's what a capo is - a movable barre or a movable nut....

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Vic

what about the 0240xx? what chord is that when i have the capo on 2nd fret?

If you don't have a capo on it you would have these notes:
E B F# G (Emadd9)

With a capo that becomes:
F# C# G# A (F#madd9)

A F#m only has the F#, C# and A notes. The easiest way to play these three notes would be [x x x 2 2 2], make the full barre for a fuller sound.

Thank you I will try that. I still don't understand what is an add9 or whatever and why, but i will learn that soon i promise. sometimes I make a chord, I don't know what it is but i like the sound of it, that's why i was asking about the 0240xx because i liked that sound and this is with the capo on 2nd fret, I am going to take your advice and study up on this subject cause i can see how it would open up a whole new world to me so thank you for your patience and replys and all. they have been very helpful!

No problem, the problem with theory is that it sounds incredibly tough while it really isnt. For example, a F#madd9 sounds very intellectual, but all it means that it is a regular F#m with an extra note, the 9th note of the F# major scale. How can that be when the major scale only has 7 notes? Simple, you just keep on counting with the next octave. In C:

1 C
2 D
3 E
4 F
5 G
6 A
7 B
8 C
9 D
10 E
etc

A major chord is the 1 3 5 of the major scale, so a C major is C E G. If you add an 'A' (the 6th in the C major scale) you have a C6. If you lower the 3rd to an Eb you get a Cm6. To put it simple a chord name consists of :

1) root. The 'c' in C-major
2) type. 'major' 'minor' 'suspended' 'augmented' or 'diminished'.
3) whatever else is added. the '9' in your F#madd9.

There is some more stuff to it but it's best to get a firm grasp of the basics before moving on. Anyway, enough of this. Other people can explain this way better then I can, so check this: http://www.guitarreference.com/chord_study_1.htm

Good luck!

Ok, i think i understand what your saying. I will look at those articles you recommend and thank you again for giving me the links. that saves me alot of time. thank you very much for your time i really appreciate it so very much!