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Offline SirTJ

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Where are these chords used?
« on: August 26, 2009, 09:13:18 PM »
I came across a couple of chords while practicing tonight - can anyone tell me where these chords are usually used? Maybe some song examples or something?

1. C7b5+

2. C7b10+

3. C-7+

4. C7 6,9b5


Thanks!  ;D

Offline B3Wannabe

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Re: Where are these chords used?
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009, 10:43:47 PM »
Let's correct the names of the incorrectly spelled chords first:

1. If you invert this, it'll be a normal F# or Gb major 7 chord.

2. Csus7#9 or Cmin11 (quartal chord)

3. same as #2

4. C13b5


These are fairly common chords. Here are places that they are used:

1. This chord is commonly played over an Ab bass, in Jazz, as part of a 4th-based movement from Eb or to a DbMaj7. This could be in a 2-5-1 or 5-1-4 progression.

2. If the bass note is C, then this chord is dominant and would most likely be used to move to an F7 or normal F. This same chord can be used over a C#, Eb, F; G, or Ab bass note. Note: Of course the name changes with the bass. I usually use a quartal chord in movements along a melody line with passing chords, or as a substitute for a 1 chord. This is used in Karen Clark's "It's not over" and Isreal's "New Season", from the Alive in South Africa CD, over a root a whole step up. In the case of your chord, the root (bass note) would be D.

3. See #2.

4. This is a dominant chord, so as I stated, it'll most likely be used to move to a chord a 4th or 5th away. This chord is used in James Hall's "What He's Done For Me", between the two "Ohhhhh"s. It moves down in half steps from Db to Cb. You can also look at this chord as a D major over a C7 chord. For my ears, the only major chords that sound a little weird over a C7 are G and B. The other ten are playable.

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am tired
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2009, 09:11:04 AM »
can someone really help me out, am tired of playing the same old dumb chords for all songs. am from a place where we sing more songs in our local dialect so can i still apply some new techniques into it? if so how can i do that
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