[Nutty]

I'm working on a new song and I need a chord to switch between a "G" chord to a "D" chord. Here are the chords to the song.

Chorus:

G, Csus2, G, Csus 2
G, Csus2, G,
D, Dsus4, G
D, Dsus4, G
D, Dsus4, C, G

Verse:

D, Dsus4, G
D, Dsus4, G
D, Dsus4, G
D, Dsus4, C, G

Thanks.

Nutty

[starsailor]

Hi Nutty, you could try a Cadd9, that should work

[solidwalnut]

Well, you can pick any chord that you want. It just depends on the sound you want.

Right now you're basically working with the I, IV and V chords. If you want to stay within the regular available pool of chords for the song, then choose either the ii, iii, vi or V7 chord. How about trying out the iii, the Em.

Steve

[Nutty]

Thanks for the replies Chris and Steve.

I like the C9 chord. It didn't quite work where I wanted, but it adds a nice sound in another place (from C to G). Sounds great as a filler there.

I've gone through what seems like 100's of chords tonight and the closet I've come to is what I call a G/D (adding the D note on the B string - third fret). It might be okay in the chorus I think. But in the verses I'd like to add a little more tension as the verses are more intense than the chorus. Hope this makes sense. I can't seem to find that magic sound/chord I'm looking for. If I can't find it, I'll just go with the G/D.

It could be a dominant 7th chord I'm looking for. Like using the G7 when going from G to C. Or the C7 when going from C to F. I don't know what the equivalent would be with the chords I'm using. I tried several, but no winner.

If the song was in better forum, I would post it, but it needs work.

I need to restudy my chord theory! However, it's much better asking the experts.

Thanks.

Nutty

[WWlaidback]

Since your song is really in the key of G, I would try the dominant V which is a D7.

You're sticking pretty close to the chest on your chord progression. I do a few too. Check out this one where I'm using the key of G and even threw in an A7 to spice it up a little with A7 D7 then G:

Dinner for Two

[Doug]

I don't have a guitar with me at the moment so can't try my suggestion, but you may want to use a secondary dominant - the V of the D which is an A7. It will give you the pull to the D.
Give it a try - hope it doesn't sound terrible. Of course, if it does sound bad, just repeat it three times. People will realize its not a mistake ccause you're doing it so often, and they may actually get used to the sound

I just realized this is what WWlaidback... suggested as well.

[Tekker]

A7 is what I was thinking as well.

Since you're coming from G, you could try this version:

E--3--
B--2--
G--0--
D--2--
A--0--
E--x--

Because 3rd fret on the high E string will be held down for the G chord, so keeping it held down for the A7 and then moving it down to the 2nd fret for the D chord sounds pretty cool (at least I think it does ).

-tkr

[Aunt Doty]

This may be of no help at all, but I have a song that goes from a G , Bm, Am, D7 and back to G. It's a great chord progression. May not work with your song though. Good luck!