The 1 Chord

[PianoWizard]

Hey LGM FAMILY,

I've been playing for a while and I have only three variations of the '1 chord'. I know that there are plenty more to explore and I was hoping someone would point me in a direction of a post already with this information, videos or even post your own choice of playing the 1 chord for any key.

I've already performed a short search but come up short. I feel my playing is becoming a little stale and I'm looking for some alternatives. Thanks for the help.

Be Blessed.

PianoWiz...

[ADotK]

Here are the ways I know how to play the one chord...
Key of C:
(To function as the root chord (C major) (e.g. 2-5-1))
C/GCDE
C/GDE
CG/BDEG
CE/ADG
CEA/DGB(D)
CG/ADEG
C/EGAD
CG/ADEA
CGD/EACF#
CGD/EA(B)E
CC/GCDG
C/BCEG
CG/BCDEG
CEF#/GABDF#
(To function as the root chord (C minor) (e.g. 2-5-1))
CG/BbDEbG
CEbA/DGBD
CGBb/DEbFGBb
CGD/EbBbDF
CEbG/BbCDF
CG/BbCDEbF

(To function as the chord in a passing major movement (e.g. 5-1-4))
CG/EBbD
CG/EABbCD
CGC/EAC#E
CEBb/DbEGbAbC
CEBb/DF#AD
CEG/BbDF#A
CEBb/DGC
CEBb/DAbC
CEBb/DGbAbBbC
CG/ABbCE
C/E(A)BbC
CG/EBbEb
CGBb/DFGAC
To function as the passing chord in a minor movement (e.g. 5-1-4 in C minor)
CEBb/EbAbC
CEBb/EbGBb
C/EAbBbEb
CEBb/DbEGbAbC (repeated - can be used major/minor as can a few of the major turnaround chords used)
CEbG/ABDF#
CEAb/BbCEbG
CGE/BbEbAb
CE/BbEbAb
CE/BbDbGb
CGE/BbDbGb
CGE/AbEbGBb

That's about all I can remember right now, it's probably much more than you wanted cause I'm guessing you only wanted the tonic major chords, but I thought let me just go all out  transpose at your will (but don't touch that transpose button LOL)

[T-Block]

Why don't you tell us what chords you currently use as a 1 chord then we can give you some different ones?

There are all kinds of chords you can use as a 1 chord. Basically, any chord can be used on any scale degree as long as it sounds good and accomplishes what sound you want in your music.

[Fenix]

Have you tried 6/9 chords? Very nice ending chord for the I.