Chords

I am confused about the variations of chords.I understand why there are variations but when do you use one variation instead of another one.Like when would you use variation 1 of C major instead of variation2.thanks for any help

easy answer.. it all depends on what your going to play next, or play before. if its easier for you to move from an open Em to an open C; instead of into a Bar Chord C, then you would want to go with that variation.

ok, so watever is the easier position to mvoe to is the one you should use,thanks brodyxhollow

Well, yeah, economy of motion factors into it a lot, but when it comes down to it, each variation sounds a little bit different. For example, a Major 7 chord played like this:

E|-----|

b|--5--|

g|--4--|

d|--5--|

a|--3--|

e|-----|

Sounds much different than a Major 7 played like this:

E|--3--|

b|--4--|

g|--5--|

d|--6--|

a|-----|

e|-----|

Sure one is C and the other is F#, but the first one has a very warm, smooth sound, whereas the second has a much darker, edgier sound.

it doesnt neccesarilly have to be the easier position of a chord that you play next. a chord that you play next is the chord that sounds great to your ears and meshes well with the previous chord