Q: i'm trying to transcribe a song but i can't make out the voicing of the last chord. do you have any ideas? https://clyp.it/qlx11xk1
A: well, the first instinct is that it's a standard 5 chord from Fmin, with all the dirty notes -- mainly including the 'dirtiest' note, Gb. so the melody is on top (c, 2 oct above middle C) then right under it you have Ab in the piano, then E under that, and down in the lower octave you have Gb, and then Db (next to middle C). by 'law' it feels like Bb has to be in this chord, and I am almost certain it is. usually Bb likes to go next to middle C, in that range, for these chords. certainly it is C7, b9, b13, b5 (oh also, no one would be playing a G note, i can guarantee that, there is no room for that, they are already playing all the other notes, plus we just came from a G rooted chord). so that is my best assessment. the note that makes this chord sound extra dirty is the Gb. all the other notes are completely standard for c7 in f minor