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Topic: sus4 M7?? |
Quentin Hickey
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 6 Dec 2015 4:16 am |
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| Is this chord legit (sus4 major 7) and is it doable on a standard C6? Would you ommit the 1? I hear Doug play alot of sus chords but not sure if he has changes or using a standard pedal. |
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Christopher Woitach
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 6 Dec 2015 7:08 am
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It's an uncommon chord, but not hard to achieve
Raise your (2nd) E 1/2 step, lower (3rd) C 1/2 step
You can play low root and 5th, or leave out root
It's usually a case of a melody note that would make you use this chord, as I said, uncommon
Super easy on E9 or Uni, B pedal and D# string
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 6 Dec 2015 8:01 am
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| doug who? |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 6 Dec 2015 8:31 am
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Christopher thanks. Ill check that out when I get home.
Chris ivey...
The best Doug I know on C6! |
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Rich Peterson
From:
Moorhead, MN
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Posted 6 Dec 2015 3:38 pm
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In modern music, sus4 chords are often/usually based on quartal harmony, stacking fourths, rather than tertial, stacking thirds.
Tertial harmony: G . B . D The periods indicate skipped scale notes (A and C.)
Quartal harmony skips two scale notes: G . . C . . F. Move the G up an octave and you see a sus4 chord. C F G.
The added M7 (B) would probably be a melody note.
In traditional music, a suspension is a chord note held over after the harmony changes, But in quartal harmony the sus4 note need not appear in the previous chord. |
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Quentin Hickey
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 6 Dec 2015 6:00 pm
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| I understand mostly what you mean Rich, but when I play the chord it doesnt sound unpleasant to my ear. I understand that a maj 7 is a resolved chord and a sus is more of a passing chord but if incorporated the right way I think its doable. |
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John Alexander
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Posted 7 Dec 2015 2:33 am
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In classical music this "sus4 major7" chord is sometimes used as a V7 chord played over the root of the tonic (I) chord, and resolves to the tonic triad, with the major 7 (leading tone) moving up a half step to double the root, and the 4 moving a half step down to become the 3 of the tonic triad. It functions as a V - I cadence.
For an example of this, listen to Beethoven's piano sonata no.1, first movement, in the cadence immediately preceding the first repeat. It's just after 1:16 in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oIdtq9E2ZU |
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 7 Dec 2015 10:51 am
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Quentin this is (or was?) Doug Jernigan's co- pedant on C6:
Just ignore my scribbling 
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