Can any point me some tips on making "pretty" acoustic music?

as i try to branch out over genres i have found that
a lot of the pretty stuff as you call it use the same chords
as i always do like G, C for example.

on the G major chord add in your free finger(my ring finger)
to the second string third fret
----3-------
----3-------
------------
----------
--2--------
----3-------
or for C i learned some cool ones
fret a C major then add in a finger on the second string 3rd fret
or on the first string 3rd fret
------------------            ---------3-----
-------- 3---------           --1------------
------------------            ----------------
-----2------------            -----2------------
---------3----------        ----------3------
-----------------            ---------------
---------------             -----------------
or my new personal favorite i think people call it a full C
its a C major but you add a G note on the low E string

---------------------
--1-------------------
---------------------
-----2--------------
---------3----------
--------3-----------

Civic has given you some great chords to learn craz, and i think they answer your question. Civic, you're right about the 'full C'...alternately it's more commonly known and noted as C/g, which lets the player know to add the bass G note as you've described.

Craz, have you tried many of the Maj7th chords? You might like how it sounds when you play the open C chord then lift your ring finger which makes the Cmaj7 chord....something to check out if you haven't been using that already. If you get into the Maj7th chords, (not to be confused with 7th (d7 as my instructor refers to them as), you could look at the inversions in case some of them are hard to play. Have fun as always.

Cheers,

GuitarZen

Hey GZ... my coach uses a lot of the 7ths to enhance his sound when he's out on a solo gig.  I recognize the tabs Civic  posted here.  Coach is trying to get me to work on some of that.  As I've told him, I'm at the point where I can play the chords to a song, but I'm NOT making MUSIC.  The enhancements get me closer to making MUSIC.  Great Stuff!!!

As Always, Keep it FUN

Dean

Yeah thanks I managed to get pretty far, I've already learned all general versions of 5ths, majors, minors, and 7ths. Haven't gotten to major 7ths yet, just 7ths and I'm starting to learn minor 7ths.

Also, I feel dumb for asking this question. As usual, I already knew most of those chords. But the G was new so yay! Lol

The best way i found to build my chord library  was to fill up a binder full of printed out songs that show the chords over the words. I noticed right away that where the chord is placed over a certain word is where the change from one chord to the other takes place. I found songs i knew or was familiar with and that had a variety of chords and especially chords i din't know and it din't take long to learn the new ones since i wanted to learn the songs. I would add a fingering chart to the printed song at the top of the page. Helped a lot towards learning new chords.

Civic's diagrams do look like tabs but i din't notice that at first, i just recognized the finger placement to make the chords described. In tabs when chords are indicated, the fret numbers are placed one in a line whereas single notes played are staggered. That's how one can tell the difference between chords and notes in tablature.

Sounds good craz, soon you'll be the next guiar legend. Here's something to try....strum an open C chord slow enough to hear the individual notes, now drop the pinky onto the string and fret that makes the open C chord a dominant 7th chord, only don't strum all the notes, just the added note, then release the 7th and strum the open C again. Hey, yer playin' the blues !

Cheers,

GuitarZen

GZ......You need to be AFRAID!!!!  You have the same thought process I do.  I started a notebook from day one with chord fingerings, progressions and songs with chords printed above the lyrics with fingering charts for each song.  Having songs with new chords to "stretch" my comfort zone (like the dreaded F) keeps me progressing.  I'll even print the lyrics if I can't find the chords and have my coach add the chords for me.

As Always, KEEP IT FUN,

Dean

Oh, i'm afraid alright...no question there...so what you need to do is clear a place for another chair on the dock and when i go to Coleman, i'll be able to stop by and we'll have a practice and a beer or so.

Cheers,

GuitarZen

I dont know the term for thee types of chords...so I call them Matt chords as I amtheonly one in my group of friends who uses these chords.. but heres a nice Em Prgression

Em
0
0
0
9
10
0

Cmaj7
0
0
0
2
3
0


Dsomething(lol)
0
0
0
4
5
0

it sounds nice arpegiated....nice and spacey

or I do this thing where I slide the a Cadd9 into a D(something) which works great in G or Em or even after an Am too....
looks like this

0 0
3/5
0 0
2/4
3/5
x x

its nice