From: obry@flash.bellcore.com (Pascal Obry)
Subject: Re: Chord Questions
Organization: /u/obry/.organization
Date: 28 Jan 93 16:26:39


Hi,

>     I was hoping some kind guitar guru could answer a couple of 
>     questions for me.   
>
>    1)   What would be a name for this chord?   |xo2o3o|
>
>    2)   Could you illustrate a C#/E#  and a G/F# for me?
>           Better yet, could someone with a little time make a 
>           page of strange chords for us beginners out here.  I
>         I know I should go out and get a chord book, but I haven't
>         got the money right now. (College is expensive...)


Well,

1) there is a lot of possibility :

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GUITARE V4.1  -  Pascal OBRY - 1992/1993

command : analyse_chord x 0 2 0 3 0

  for D  E  G  A   the chords names could be :

          Em7/add11   or   Em7/11     (no 5th)
              > minor triad, minor 7th, plus 11th
          A7sus4     
              > sus4 triad, minor 7th
          Dsus2/G
              > sus2 triad (altered bass)
          Dsus4/E
              > sus4 triad (altered bass)
          Gsus2/E
              > sus2 triad (altered bass)
          Asus4/G
              > sus4 triad (altered bass)

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But, since the root is a A and the note in the 3rd string is a E the most
likely name are (in order) :

	1) A7sus4
	2) Em7/11 (no 5th)

This depend how it goes with the other chords.


2) a chord like C#/E# is an altered bass chord.

this mean that you play a C# chord with a E# bass (there is then 4 notes).

Also, if the note is already into the chord this is name an invertion

C#/F is a 1st inversion


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GUITARE V4.1  -  Pascal OBRY - 1992/1993

command : chord C#/E#

          chord C#/E# : E C# F Ab (altered bass)

E  >|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|-E -|-F -|----|
    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
B   |----|-C#-|----|----|-E -|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|
    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | <> |    |    |
G   |-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|-E -|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|
    |    |    | <> |    | <> |    | <> |    | <> |    |    |    |    |    |
D   |----|-E -|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|-E -|
    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | <> |    |    |
A   |----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|-E -|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|
    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
E  >|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|-E -|-F -|----|


command : chord C#/F

          chord C#/F : C# F Ab ( 1st inversion)

E   |-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|----|-F -|----|
    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
B   |----|-C#-|----|----|----|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|
    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | <> |    |    |
G   |-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|----|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|
    |    |    | <> |    | <> |    | <> |    | <> |    |    |    |    |    |
D   |----|----|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|----|
    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | <> |    |    |
A   |----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|----|-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|
    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
E   |-F -|----|----|-Ab-|----|----|----|----|-C#-|----|----|----|-F -|----|

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To answer your last complaint (not enough money to buy a book) try GUITARE
it's free and I'am sure it is a good help for a beginner. It knows about
chords, scales, fingerings ...


Hope this help,
Pascal.
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