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icepak
well i think im allowed to post this as i checked the FAQ rules and stuff, so if im not allowed to i can't read properly tongue.gif

Well anyway i know most of you play different instruments but thats fine. So back on topic post here and tell us your favourite and best chord voicing that you just love!
ill go first. (btw i play piano so this is a piano voicing.)

My root chord is the G13.
I play the G in the bass, (left hand)
and a F,A,B,E (right hand, this is in the order that it is in, so F is the first note, A the 2nd note in the chord and so on and so forth.) ( i dnt no the name of this so sorry guys sad.gif )

hopefully this isnt too confusing and people respond!
So tell me your great voicings!
Violinia
QUOTE(icepak @ Sep 14 2008, 08:13 AM) *

well i think im allowed to post this as i checked the FAQ rules and stuff, so if im not allowed to i can't read properly tongue.gif

Well anyway i know most of you play different instruments but thats fine. So back on topic post here and tell us your favourite and best chord voicing that you just love!
ill go first. (btw i play piano so this is a piano voicing.)

My root chord is the G13.
I play the G in the bass, (left hand)
and a F,A,B,E (right hand, this is in the order that it is in, so F is the first note, A the 2nd note in the chord and so on and so forth.) ( i dnt no the name of this so sorry guys sad.gif )

hopefully this isnt too confusing and people respond!
So tell me your great voicings!


I'm not a pianist but one of my favourite piano voicings is for this chord:

G in the bass (left hand) then with right hand and in this order: Bb, D, E, A

I guess you'd call it a Gm6/9 - or would it be called a Gm13?

It's nice when you alternate it in a Latin rhythm with Gm9 (swap the E for an F).
bassdud78
QUOTE(Violinia @ Sep 15 2008, 07:13 AM) *

G in the bass (left hand) then with right hand and in this order: Bb, D, E, A

I guess you'd call it a Gm6/9 - or would it be called a Gm13?

It's nice when you alternate it in a Latin rhythm with Gm9 (swap the E for an F).



I once heard a similar chord but in C minor on the end of a jazz tune but it had a #11 on it as well, spelled like..

bass - C
LH - Eb A D
RH - F# A D

...it just rings so nicely... that's all smile.gif
Violinia
QUOTE(bassdud78 @ Oct 10 2008, 04:37 AM) *

QUOTE(Violinia @ Sep 15 2008, 07:13 AM) *

G in the bass (left hand) then with right hand and in this order: Bb, D, E, A

I guess you'd call it a Gm6/9 - or would it be called a Gm13?

It's nice when you alternate it in a Latin rhythm with Gm9 (swap the E for an F).



I once heard a similar chord but in C minor on the end of a jazz tune but it had a #11 on it as well, spelled like..

bass - C
LH - Eb A D
RH - F# A D

...it just rings so nicely... that's all smile.gif


Very nice chord!
TenorClef
When i occasionally have to play guitar and find myself having to use a lot of tri-tone sub stuff, i tend to be very minimal in my approach to chordal type stuff i would play the G13 with 4 fingers G E B D, i guess to be strictly correct that would be more a G6 chord but i would also use that voicing for Emin7 1st inversion, CMaj9 no root 2nd inversion. Horses for courses. Works for me.
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