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Matt Williams

 

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Austin, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 28 Apr 2004 10:49 am    
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Im stumped on finding a good way to voice minor 7th flat 5 chords on E9th 3/3 (I dont have my 4th knee installed yet)

Whatcha got gentlemen?
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Larry Bell


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Englewood, Florida
Post  Posted 28 Apr 2004 11:39 am    
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1/2 A + B
strings 7,6,5,4
open it's Ami7b5
scale tones = 1,3b,5b,7b
That's the first one that comes to mind

2nd string lowered to D
strings 6,5,2,1
open it's G#mi7b5
scale tones = 1,3b,5b,7b

Other voicings are available as well.

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chas smith R.I.P.


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Encino, CA, USA
Post  Posted 28 Apr 2004 11:49 am    
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Assuming that one of the K's is the E -> F change, in the open tuning, 4th and 8th strings, F, 3rd and 6th strings Ab (G#), and 5th and 10th strings are Cb (B), there you have it. Also, since the -7, b5 is 3/4 of a diminished chord, it will repeat every minor 3rd so: you also have it with the 9th string D, 8th string F and 6th string Ab (G#). Add the 5th string Cb (B), and it's a full dim 7 chord.
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Rick Schmidt


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Prescott AZ, USA
Post  Posted 28 Apr 2004 12:03 pm    
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Matt...here's one way.

Substitute an E9 minus the root(open strings 9,7,6,&5...) for a G#m7b5. The root is now string 6.

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Greg Vincent


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Folsom, CA USA
Post  Posted 28 Apr 2004 1:03 pm    
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Seems like a half-diminished chord should really be called a "3/4 diminished"!
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Matt Williams

 

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Austin, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 28 Apr 2004 2:27 pm    
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Good tips fellas. Keep them coming Im on it. Yes it is 3/4's diminished when you look at it that way Greg. If you can reshape western practice, maybe one day we'll all be calling it a Vincent minor 7th (shorter than half diminished to say) heh...
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Bill Hatcher

 

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Post  Posted 28 Apr 2004 5:29 pm    
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Easy way to think of a minor7b5 chord is just a minor chord with a different bass note. Example-an Amin7b5 is just a Cminor triad over an A bass. If your on the gig, let the bass player play the A and you can just play a Cminor.
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Bobby Lee


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Cloverdale, California, USA
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2004 5:54 pm    
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Bill: Since A is the 6th of C, does that mean that Am7b5 and Cm6 are the same chord?
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Bobby Lee


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Cloverdale, California, USA
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2004 6:02 pm    
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If you have the lever that lowers your G# to G, and the one that lowers your 9th string, you can do this:

F# ______
D# ______
G# ______
E ______
B __8___ (G)
G# __8b__ (Eb)
F# ______
E __8___ (C)
D __8b__ (A)
B ______
Am7b5

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Bobby Lee


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Cloverdale, California, USA
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2004 6:17 pm    
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more Am7b5 positions:
F# ______

D# ______
G# ______
E ______
B __7#__ (G)
G# __7___ (Eb)
F# ______
E __7#__ (C)
D __7___ (A)
B ______


F# ______
D# __4___ (G)
G# ______
E ______
B __4___ (Eb)
G# __4___ (C)
F# ______
E __4#__ (A)
D ______
B ______

F# __1___ (G)
D# __1b__ (Eb)
G# ______
E ______
B __1___ (C)
G# __1___ (A)
F# ______
E ______
D ______
B ______
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Bill Hatcher

 

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Atlanta Ga. USA
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2004 7:01 pm    
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Bobby. As long as there is a big ole A in the bass, then it will not have the sound of the C-6 chord.

I guess you could call it a C-6/A if you had a sonic need to have the A doubled up an octave in the chord. The way the chord is voiced is the determining factor. What you are sort of doing is taking the bass of the min.7b5 and moving it up in the chord and then calling it another chord.
What I was getting at in my post was trying to help the guy out who couldn't find -7b5 chords but would have no trouble finding minor chords. As long as he knows which minor triad is in the half dim. chord, he could play that without the bass note and still get the job done. If he is playing solo and needs the low bass note of the half dim. chord then the hunt is on!

Much easier on the C6 or 12 string E9 neck probably.

Looking at your voicings I don't see the voicing that is used most which is A,G,C,Eb. Not possible with E9 10 string???

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Greg Vincent


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Folsom, CA USA
Post  Posted 30 Apr 2004 7:10 am    
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"If you can reshape western practice, maybe one day we'll all be calling it a Vincent minor 7th (shorter than half diminished to say)"

Matt you are onto something here!!!
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Bengt Erlandsen

 

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Brekstad, NORWAY
Post  Posted 30 Apr 2004 7:52 am    
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I could not see anyone has mentioned Lowering E's to Eb together w A+B pedals. Strings 8b 7 6# 5## (open) = Ebm7b5.
We all know it is there but we might think of it more as a voicing that fits a B7 chord.

Bengt Erlandsen
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Bengt Erlandsen

 

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Brekstad, NORWAY
Post  Posted 30 Apr 2004 8:10 am    
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Bill H.
The A G C Eb voicing can be found here.

F#----------6----
Eb---------------
G#----7-----6#---
E-----7#---------
B-----7#*---6##--
G#---------------
F#---------------
E-----------6b---
D-----7----------
B----------------


* note: the voicing at 7th fret uses half Apedal

The voicing at 6th fret uses lowering E-Eb w A+B or B+C
( if your knee lever only lower 8th string to Eb the you can play strings 8b 5## 4## 3# using E-Eb and B+C on strings 8 5 4 3)

Additional nice to know.
The lowest E9(10string)voicing w those intervals Root b7 b3 b5 in that order is a Bm7b5 on open strings using B-pedal, E's to F and 2nd string lowered to D playing strings 10 6# 4# 2b.

Playing the same 10 6 4 2 strings w B+C and 2nd str. lowered to D = Bm7
Playing the same 10 6 4 2 strings w only B+C = B7


Bengt Erlandsen

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