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Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (steelstrings) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 06:19:50 +0000

If you were in a band, the bass player would play the bass note and the guitarist would just the normal chord.

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (christopaul) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:38:00 +0000

If you strum a chord and sing aswell. You are singing notes from a scale over the chord you are playing. You may not know the key or scale but it is still a scale.

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (auxi) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:23:55 +0000

Ah! So weird. I was just wondering this today trying to play Christmas Must be Something More. Thanks for the great answers.

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (Astronomikal) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:01:18 +0000

Butch8844 wrote:

C/B is a C cord w/ a B bass. It sounds good and makes sense on a piano w/ the B played by the left hand

Yep. It works well in a rundown from C to Am (C - C/B - Am). Played as x22010.

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (Butch8844) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:02:15 +0000

C/B is a C cord w/ a B bass. It sounds good and makes sense on a piano w/ the B played by the left hand

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (jerome.oneil) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:20:17 +0000

danny1313 wrote:

What does it mean to play a scale over a cord?

All chords are derived from some scale, or set of scales. All that means is that if you're playing a particular chord, you can also play the notes in that scale over it to generate lead lines, fills, and turnarounds.

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (danny1313) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:00:58 +0000

What does it mean to play a scale over a cord?

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (Gtrsct) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:44:38 +0000

normtheguitar wrote:

Have just come across a song with the chord A/B... Would this be an A with a B added? Tried this but it doesn't sound right. Can someone give me the tab?
Cheers!

[A/B] is an [Amaj] Triad with B in the Bass. The writer could have intended [B11]. [B11] is spelled. 1=B. 3=D#. 5=F#. 7=A. 9=C#. 11=E. You can see the [Bmaj]and [Amaj] Triads are stacked together creating Extentions for [Bmaj]. Herbie Hancock and Joe Sample used Polychords alot in the 70's and helped to make them popular. Good Luck! Gtrsct Gtrsct@aol.com

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (topdown) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:27:08 +0000

normtheguitar wrote:

Have just come across a song with the chord A/B... Would this be an A with a B added? Tried this but it doesn't sound right. Can someone give me the tab?
Cheers!

Hey norm - Another suggestion. Assuming the A/B chord you are referring to is from a song here on chordie, I suggest you click on the "Original Version" link on the right side of the page. That should take you to the site hosting the song song and oftentimes you can get a clue to the intended fingering there. As tabulature is not an exact science, the original transposer could have something else entirely different in mind. It could be A / slide to B for example.

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (ozmoid) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:03:22 +0000

SouthPaw41L wrote:

...on a piano the left hand would play the B bass note, the right hand would play an A chord.

Exactly - the note under the slash is your bass note. Adding it into the chord elsewhere will give you a different sound than playing it "on the bottom".

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (SouthPaw41L) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:21:40 +0000

normtheguitar wrote:

Have just come across a song with the chord A/B... Would this be an A with a B added? Tried this but it doesn't sound right. Can someone give me the tab?
Cheers!

X22220 or 7X7655

on a piano the left hand would play the B bass note, the right hand would play an A chord.

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (Russell_Harding) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:06:45 +0000

just A/B would sound a little strange unless it was part of a larger chord,say if you added a F# it sounds ok it would be some form of a minor 9th as B in a A chord is the minor second or extended it would be the minor 9th

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (normtheguitar) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:28:32 +0000

Have just come across a song with the chord A/B... Would this be an A with a B added? Tried this but it doesn't sound right. Can someone give me the tab?
Cheers!

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (Russell_Harding) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:39:43 +0000

your very welcome glad to help

Re: what does one chord over another mean ?

null@example.com (mikeshead) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:40:02 +0000

got it !

many thanks