What chord is this?

[charlie chitlin]

In the context of a Blues in G.

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[schoolie]

Originally Posted by charlie chitlin

In the context of a Blues in G.

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I use this tool when I'm stumped:

http://www.jguitar.com/chordname

Results:

Search for finger pattern = {x x 5 4 5 6}: 4 results found.
G6add#9 G 6th Add Sharp 9th
G6addb3 G 6th Add Flat 3rd
BMb13sus4/G B/G Major Flat 13th Suspended 4th
BM7sus4#5/G B/G Major 7th Suspended 4th Sharp 5th

[jazztele]

a blues in G? where's it used...

gotta admit, i'm not hearing that one as a I, IV or a V...is it a passing chord? context will affect how i'd name it...

[SimpleOne]

From: schoolie
http://www.jguitar.com/chordname

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[garytelecastor]

Just a guess but might be a C#Maj/min7

[charlie chitlin]

I've been playing with it as the I in a swingy shuffle using 9th chords for the IV and V.

[jazztele]

then i'd call it a G6add#9

gotta admit, still not feeling it as the I. what voicings are you using for the IV and V?

[charlie chitlin]

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Your basic T-Bone chord.
Hey...you may be right.
I have a weird ear and sometimes the guys in the band(s) tell me that a chord sounds dissonant to them.
Last time, it was this one,

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It just sounded like a G7 to me, but they told me to cut it out.
Who knows...context is everything.
I still think you can play any note in any key if you put it in the right place.

[klasaine]

I think what you 'mean' to play is this ...

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It's a diminished 7th chord, (either G, Db, E or Bb)
you can use it in many places but I like either going FROM the IV chord (C7) or leading to the V chord (D).

And yes, very T-Bone Walker.

[jazztele]

Originally Posted by charlie chitlin

----3----
----3----
----3----
----2----
----3----

Your basic T-Bone chord.
Hey...you may be right.
I have a weird ear and sometimes the guys in the band(s) tell me that a chord sounds dissonant to them.
Last time, it was this one,

---x----
---x----
---x---
---3---
---2---
---3---

It just sounded like a G7 to me, but they told me to cut it out.
Who knows...context is everything.
I still think you can play any note in any key if you put it in the right place.

personally, i think that G7's fine--maybe a little low and into the bass players range, but a G7 nonetheless...

i normally don't like to alter the I chord too far, although, there's always exceptions.

[JayFreddy]

I dunno about you guys, sounds like E diminished 7 to me... The B-note on the G string works because it's a natural harmonic overtone of the E... If you delete it, the chord still works the same. Besides, all tensions are available on a diminished chord, so you could call it Bb diminished-flat nine, or whatever... Listen to it, it sounds diminished, not dominant.

[jazztele]

funny you say that, because 9 times out of 10 i hear a diminished chord as some kind of dominant sub. but i can certainly dig what you're getting at--it doesn't want to resolve to anything (at least to my ear) like a true dominant...

but chas says he was using it as a 1 chord, so that idea goes out the window...

as for it being wrong, i dunno--i think you just got a hipper ear than me charlie!

[charlie chitlin]

Hipper!!
I doubt it..
Weirder, maybe.
I use klasaine's chord, too, and that's where this one comes from.
I'm not much on theory (Blues guy, y'know), but I figured that changing what I thought to be the "weird" note in that chord (C#) to the decidedly un-weird 3rd (B).
I'll whip it out at rehearsal and see if the fellas balk.

[klasaine]

I'm totally down with 'forcing' a voicing to work. I personally love the #9 and natural 6th sound together (Bb and E).

In a jazz or funk context I'll use this ...

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I call that G13#9

Or, this one which is just a standard G7#9 and will definitely sound good as a '1' chord over a nastier G blues (major or minor) ...

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*it's the same voicing as the 'Hendrix' shape at the 10th fret*

so is this only down L-O-W ...

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*this is a great one for copping a B3 type tone*