Hello,
I'm pretty new to playing the guitar. I'm learning that many chords have more than one voicing. Aside from a slightly different flavor for the same chord, using a different voicing may make it easier to go from one chord to another.
Could someone tell me the best set of voicings to use for a song that has these chords:

D
A
G
Bm
G6
Asus4
The song (mp3 format) can be found here: http://snurl.com/passingworld
Thank you very much.

By the way, is there a website that can receommend specific voicings if the guitarist enters the chords in the song?

redhead wrote:

Hello,
I'm pretty new to playing the guitar. I'm learning that many chords have more than one voicing. Aside from a slightly different flavor for the same chord, using a different voicing may make it easier to go from one chord to another.
Could someone tell me the best set of voicings to use for a song that has these chords:

D
A
G
Bm
G6
Asus4
The song (mp3 format) can be found here: http://snurl.com/passingworld
Thank you very much.

By the way, is there a website that can receommend specific voicings if the guitarist enters the chords in the song?

...the song link isn't working for me. As for voicings, have you tried the chord maker here?

...here are some possibilities:




...since I don't know the song, and can't play the mp3 file, but the word "hymnal" implies chords accompanying singing.

...first row below are the NOTE names in each chord; second row are the corresponding DEGREE names for each NOTE.

The song link does work. You just can't save the direct link. Do a regular click on that, and then it should allow you to save the redirected mp3  file.

When you say "chord maker", are you referring to http://chordbook.com/guitarchords.php? If so, yes, I've seen that. I know that that page will allow you  to see all the inversions, but how can I keep all off the voicings of each chord in my head, in order to find the best set?

Old Tele Man,
Sorry for your troubles in accessing the mp3 file. The direct link to the file is at: http://images.sa-media.com/hymnal/petra.mp3 .
I also am interested in a finger-picking version of the song. I am at a baby-level when it comes to playing the guitar, so the only way for mo to know how to finger-pick a song is if I get a note-by-note "map" of the finger-picking.

Old Tele man wrote:

...since I don't know the song, and can't play the mp3 file, but the word "hymnal" implies chords accompanying singing.

...first row below are the NOTE names in each chord; second row are the corresponding DEGREE names for each NOTE.

Yes, it's a hymn.
I don't seem to be understanding what Degree names indicate.
And what do the  red-filled and hollow diamonds mean?

Thank you!!!

...the red-filled diamonds are the ROOT (R) note for each chord. A "chord" by definition are three or more notes from a scale being sounded simultaneously. The simplist chord is a triad, consisting of: ROOT, THIRD-degree (3) and FIFTH-degree (5) notes...those are the DEGREE "numbers" you see.

...from the sheet music I saw, my original chords are appropriate for strumming...other fingerings would be necessary for "finger style" playing.

Here is the music to the song. 

FYI -- four-sharps (####) is the Key Signature of "E"

...so, it will still have to be first "chorded" and then "transcribed" from Key-of-E, down to Key-of-D (##)...[ actually down to Key-of-C because you 'capo' at fret-2 and mimic C-chord fingerings ].

...however, even by cursory glance I can readily see that these chords *are* voiced differently than the Eb key (bbb) version that you initially showed me.

...here is the transcribed chord sheet:

| D  / D  / A  / D  | G / G / D || D / Bm / A / D | G6  /  A  / D ||

| D / Bm / A /  D | G /G6/ D || D / Bm/ A /DM7| DM6/ E7 / A ||

| D / D /Em6 / D | G / G / D || D /Em6/ D /G6 |  D  /  A  /  D ||...ending: | G / D ||

If I understand you correctly, we are capo-ing at fret-2 because playing the guitar in the Key-of-C is easier than playing in the Key-of-D, yes?

redhead wrote:

If I understand you correctly, we are capo-ing at fret-2 because playing the guitar in the Key-of-C is easier than playing in the Key-of-D, yes?

...no, as I understand it, YOU mentioned that you capo'ed the guitar and played the song in Key of D, which translates to "open" "C" fingering and chords, but key-of-D tonality.

...did I misunderstand how you're playing the song?