Introducing myself

[Ladyn]

Hello Everyone!

My name is Nichole, and I have been lurking on this site for quite some time now.  I really am thankful for all of the resources that this site provides for free!  I have been going through Jermaine Griggs course for the last 7 months, and I can say that I am able to play better than I ever thought possible.  I am a SAHM of four children, and I homeschool the youngest 2.  I practice about 2-3 hours each night after everyone has gone to bed.  I have had piano lessons for about 3 years as a child, and then I played trumpet for 8 years. I was also in the school chior for abour 6 years.  I learned a lot about music theory during this time so learning to play these past 7 months has been such a joy.  I have learned more about theory, and actually understand more application of that theory than I ever did before. 

I do have one question that has been puzzling me.  As I have been experimenting with different voicings of the 13ths and 11ths I came accross a chord that I do not know how to notate. 

C G#/DF  and I resolve this back to C Major.  What would you call this chord? It looks like a D half dim just from the notes that make up the chord.  But the C is on the bottom, would this make it a C chord of some kind? Or is it just a different voicing of the D half Dim. 

Thank you

Nichole

[4hisglory]

Welcome Nicole to LGM

The chord looks like a dminished chord to me:  D F Ab C

Just because C is on the bottom doesn't make it a C Chord.  It could be a C chord and not even have a C in it. 

Ex:

E  Bb  / E G B D

C9 chord, but it just doesn't have the root.

[sybesq]

Hi, Nichole...  Welcome to LGM!!! 

[KurzLand]

First of WELCOME to LGM!

I think it's a Dm7(b5).

Or maybe a Fm6.

[Ladyn]

Thank you all so much for your replies.  I also thought about Fm6 as a possibility.  I guess it depends on it's function in the piece I am playing then.

4Hisglory:  Rootless chords always stump me.  Am I right to think that a rootless chord is detected by seeing i'ts place in a progression? For example in a 1-6-2-5-1 or in any progression,  Looking at the chords that preceed and follow the chord helps you to know what it is.  I just always have a very difficult time identifying what a chord is when it is rootless. 

 

Thanks for all of your help!

[one_lord]

WELCOME TO LGM

[4hisglory]

Thank you all so much for your replies.  I also thought about Fm6 as a possibility.  I guess it depends on it's function in the piece I am playing then.

4Hisglory:  Rootless chords always stump me.  Am I right to think that a rootless chord is detected by seeing i'ts place in a progression? For example in a 1-6-2-5-1 or in any progression,  Looking at the chords that preceed and follow the chord helps you to know what it is.  I just always have a very difficult time identifying what a chord is when it is rootless. 

 

Thanks for all of your help!

Yeah, I know, I do also.      This is something that comes in time, and your knowledge of chords.  But I think it is important to understand becasue if you have a bass player playing, its important for you to understand what you should be doing with your left hand

Lets see if you can understand the basics

We know that C Major chord is:

C E G
http://www.learngospelmusic.com/piano/theorychords.php?op=displayChordType&instrument=Keyboard&types=Major&key=C

and a C Major 7 chord
C E G B
http://www.learngospelmusic.com/piano/theorychords.php?op=displayChordType&instrument=Keyboard&types=Major%207th

Well, that C Major 7th could be played like just
E G B (E minor)

and the bass  player could be playing the C.

[blessedhands80]

Welcome to LGM "Ladyn"

[PianoWizard]

Welcome to the LGM family "Ladyn".....Be Blessed.

PianoWiz...