what is this chord

guitars4you · January 2022

Kind of a jump jive/swing thing and I suppose 'copying' that 'phrasing' of a horn section

Top E string shown first

8 8 8
8 6 7
7 7 8
8 7 7

I know the first chord is effectively a C9 and the last chord a C diminished - So what is the 2nd chord

guitars4you · January 2022

think it is something I picked up of a Duke Robillard tutorial

bertie · January 2022

dont know if this thing is accurate

https://www.guitar-chord-finder.com/?analyzer=on

and when you say "top E" you mean physically, not pitch ? (I always assume "top E" = the thin string

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octatonic · January 2022

edit: your way of tab is weird, let me chart it out properly and I will repost.

Keefy · January 2022

The second chord is spelled a-d-f-c so I would think of it as Dm7.

octatonic · January 2022

OK, that isnt a useful way of writing notes down.
Do it from bass notes to high notes with X's where you don't play notes so people can understand.

X X X 8 8 8
X X X 7 6 8
X X X 8 7 6
X X X 7 8 8

Or

C G D# (Eb)
D F C
D# F# A#
D G C

Is that what you mean?

octatonic · January 2022

So you kinda have this progression

Cm
Dm7
D#m
D7 (no 3rd)

For the first chord to be a C9 you'd have to have a D and ideally a Bb, it doesn't have that.

I don't have a guitar near me (on holidays) so having to do this from memory.

Keefy · January 2022

I read it as:

x x 8 7 8 8 C9
x x 7 7 6 8 Dm7
x x 7 8 7 8 Cdim7

octatonic · January 2022

Oh right, it is 3 chords vertically, not 4 x 3 note chords.
Yes in that case you're right.

guitars4you · January 2022

Keefy said:

I read it as:

x x 8 7 8 8 C9
x x 7 7 6 8 Dm7
x x 7 8 7 8 Cdim7

sorry for the way I wrote it down but that is correct - Thanks

Sorry @octatonic for my poxy way of listing the chords first - Thanks for checking it out and

Keefy · January 2022

x x 8 7 8 8 can also be thought of as Bb6/9, depends on what the bass is doing.

viz · January 2022

Keefy said:

x x 8 7 8 8 can also be thought of as Bb6/9, depends on what the bass is doing.

Yes indeed, played often as x 13 12 12 13 x

When I hear the underlying harmony, I hear it as a i-v-V in G minor:

Gm (with a 13, in 1st inversion)
Dm7
D7 with a b9

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