As a songwriter of many ballads, I like to explore the fretboard and stumble across unusual chord formations. My music theory knowledge is very very limited, so I would like to ask a question about a chord I have found.
I am using it as Musical Tension which lingers for a moment, and then resolves into a peaceful and tranquil mood.
It is based on a partial bar chord of F#m7, of which the fretting pattern is...
x-4-4-2-2-0
My tension chord is formed by sliding my fretting pattern unchanged down by 1 semitone.
The resultant fretting pattern is...
x-3-3-1-1-0
... which contains the notes, C - F - G# - C - E
Note a discordance from the "F" and the "E".
What would be the name of this chord?
I used this website to help me by keying in the fretting pattern...
http://www.chordpro.net/Chordfinder/Reverse
...and the result was a weird mix of nomanclenture that I'm not sure how to say or describe.
Fm/∆/C - Fm∆/C - Fmin(∆)/C - F-(∆)/C - FmM7/C
Fm+7/C - E7(♯5♭9) (no ♭7th)/C - E7(+5-9) (no ♭7th)/C
What does the Triangle or Delta symbol mean?
Is one of these names better than the other?
Thank You
SFG.