Q: i have a specific question, i hope you don't mind answering it. in your world what is your name for this particular chord voicing? starting on D just below middle C and going up
D F# G D E? commonly played on guitar.
Dadd4add9? D4add9? D24? wtf
A: well, it's kind of like you have red and blue at the same time. what you call it depends on what's around it. like if the entire canvas is red, and then some parts of it had blue also, you would call those parts the 'blue parts' and not mention the red. but if the entire canvas was blue and red, then you would call all the parts "blue and red." what i'm trying to say is, that chord is full blown D and Dsus2/4 at the same time. but from a song perspective, it is likely that you may alternate that chord with just regular D. if that is the case, like in the all red (and some blue) painting, you would call it D2/4, because that's the part that has D2/4, and the regular D part doesn't. but if you were playing only entirely that chord (with the 2 and 4 and 1 and 3 together) for the whole time, then you might as well say D add this add that add everything including the kitchen sink. Also the reader will have more time to read it if it's the only chord on a page. but if it is in a song where regular D chords are also used, then i would def. just say D2/4 and it's players choice if u wanna open it all up like that