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Offline jykedodi

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chord manipulation
« on: March 01, 2005, 12:13:10 PM »
Hi every one,

I do find it difficult doing some manipulations of the chord in harmonizing.  Many a time when I listen to the professionals play they seem to manipulate the chords, the same chords that you play and will not get the same result.  Please what is the trick behind it, or how is it done.  Even the elementary part of it will do for me now.  I am realy kin to get a good result in my playing.

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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2005, 11:39:33 PM »
Some musicians may manipulate a chord by omitting some of the notes in the respective chord. (Some times they may omit the root note and allow the bass guitar to play that note). Or instead of playing a 13th chord they may play a simpler version of the chord by leaving out some of the note of the chord and only play the notes that give the tune its particular voicing (some times they may substitute a 11th or 9th for a 13th chord - which makes the music played sound more musical and less crowded or muddy.

They may also play the second inversion of the root note which make it easier to move to the 4th and the 5th easier instead of playing in the root position for the root note and then jump to the root of the 4th and the 5th.{which may sound more disjointed}.

They may also play the notes in a chord closer to each other. For example, instead of trying to spread out your fingers to play a 9th they may play that note near to the 1st note, etc.

Hope this was of some help.
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« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2005, 08:47:29 AM »
It also depends on what you want your progressions to do . . . . what effect you want them to make.

For instance, an arpeggio can give the effect of water falling, blessings coming down, etc.

Dominant seventh chords mean movement. Usually movement to the fourth of the dominant chord you just played. It prepares you for another chord. Diminished chords almost always mean movement, too . . .

Major seventh chords are beautiful and warm. Use these when you are playing ballad type worship songs, like "Available to You" or "Sanctuary" or "A Higher Place of Praise".

Preaching chords are based on tritones (which are the third and the dominant seventh of a chord, so the tritone of C major would be E and Bb) and the blues scale.

So it depends on what you want the music to do and what effect you want it to have. Hope this helps some  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D

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