More on Chords
Okay, let's just say for discussions sake that I play the following lick...
|------------------|
|----------3-------|
|-------2----------|
|----3-------------|
Basically, I have a G-B-F, which is the root, third, and flat seven of the G major scale. Without the fifth, what would the name of this chord be?
My guess is a G7, no 5. How would that be notated?
Thanks
Bo
G7
You'd still call it G7. In chords where the fifth is "perfect" (i.e. neither augmented nor diminished), it is perfectly acceptable to drop the fifth from the voicing. The R, 3rd, and 7th are the notes that really contribute to the sound of a dominant 7 chord. The fifth is nice if you can have it, but isn't essential.
It is, technically, a G7 without a 5th, but you'd still notate it as G7 and you'd always be safe playing this form where a G7 is called for.
Wheat
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Alrighty, then. Thanks!Low
Alrighty, then. Thanks!
Low B, or not low B? That is the question!
Bo
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Yep. This assumes of course,
Yep. This assumes of course, that you are playing this lick over one chord. It actually suggests some pretty interesting possible chord changes as well. An example that comes to mind is the Wynona Judd tune "No One Else on Earth", and although this is not precisely the bass line, it would fit with a little tailoring.
Kelly
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