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    Quote Originally Posted by John Till
    As IAMMRBONGO and mr.beaumont point out, With an E on the bottom, it becomes a very rich sounding 5 note chord containing a 1, b3, 5, 7, 9
    After all, if the song is in E, why not put an E on the bottom of the final chord?

    But it's not actually there in the Youtube link posted by pingu, nor is it in the MGM Home Entertainment video "The Sound of James Bond", which ends with a close up of Vic Flick playing a solo guitar version of 5 verses, a chorus and the final chord.
    In both of those examples I hear a 4 note chord G MAJ 7#5 with a G on the bottom.

    Since the low E is available as an open string,
    and could have easily been played,
    I find it interesting that Mr. Flick chose not to.

    He did play much of the melody on the low E string,
    so perhaps he wanted to lighten the sound on the final chord.

    It's true that sometimes 'less is more"
    and what you leave out can be as
    important as what you play.

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    8
    9
    10
    x
    I agree in some respects but I still see it as EMinMaj9 (ommit 1) for the simple reason that implication is as important as the notes you decide to play. I wonder what it said in the original score. Neither one of us is wrong I don't think. You could view either as a substitution

    It's good to hear different perspectives on these things as I tend to look at things from a piano player point of view where you have the tendency to cram as many notes in as you can.

    Personally if I was to play the chord in isolation and try to make people think of bond I'd add the e as it just doesn't sound like bond without the tune before it.

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    Looks like John Barry has passed away today

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    Yes RIP John Barry ...... a GREAT writer and arranger

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    Quote Originally Posted by IAMMRBONGO
    Looks like John Barry has passed away today
    Well, may the composer of one of the most recognizable themes of all time rest in peace.

    I suppose this means we'll never know the answer to this question.

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    Fantastic film composer. I really never realized he was the James Bond guy. We listened to Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves for years though.

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    yes... the spy chord is Em maj9... something like...




    ---2------------------------------------------
    ---0------------------------------------------
    ---0------------------------------------------
    ---1------------------------------------------
    ---2------------------------------------------
    ---0------------------------------------------



    ...but what I want to know is Stravinsky's "rite of spring chord"!!!

    ...is it something like this? chunk chunk CHUNK chunk...




    ---x------------------------------------------
    ---5------------------------------------------
    ---7------------------------------------------
    ---6------------------------------------------
    ---8------------------------------------------
    ---x------------------------------------------


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    Quote Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
    try 0 10 9 8 7 x (you can also play the high E open, if you choose....)

    it's an Em/maj9
    Yeah, that's it. It also works well as an ending for minor key tunes

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluezdog999
    Hi, new here to this forum, the guitarist for the bond films is a guy named Vic Flick, he came up with that chord. He also scored music for the pink Panther films and the Beatles. Check his website out Vic Flick Guitarman.
    Sorry I'm very late to this conversation, but I've just recently found this site. Vic Flick may have doodled around and found this chord, but the "James Bond" sound of moving it up and down is found in the 1958, Wes Montgomery song Mr. Walker on "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery".

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    The famous 'James Bond' chord is an Em9#7 [or Em9(maj7)]:
    [CHORD]

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    [/CHORD]

    Another good (and a bit easier) voicing is:
    [CHORD]

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    [/CHORD]

    (BTW: Is there a better character to use for the finger stops?)

    An excellent chord for that 'sinister' effect!

    Hope that helps!
    - Sky
    Last edited by Sky Harbor; 03-01-2012 at 10:23 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
    It's an Em/maj9, the song is very obviously in a minor key.
    Minor key? Are you sure? It doesn't sound sad to me. Not a sad chord, kinda like an angry spy-ee chord. What mode is the spy mode?

    It's a secret spy chord. SECRET. If you post what it actually was, somebody would have to come and kill you or slice out your gonads with a laser beam.
    David
    Last edited by TH; 03-01-2012 at 05:38 PM.

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    I'm just bummed that so many years later we've still never gotten the right answer to this question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
    try 0 10 9 8 7 x (you can also play the high E open, if you choose....)

    it's an Em/maj9
    Thats the chord....period...3rd post of this thread

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    e b d# g c# f#

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    Am I allowed to mention The Beatles used the m +5 6 groove to great effect in Hey Bulldog over two minor chords ? !
    James Bond groove fans check it out!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coolaid
    I read some where about ... the "James Bond" chord.
    How to play it ?
    :
    This is how you play it:



    As to what it is? Let's begin this debate anew-that sounds like fun!
    If you have these toys, who needs a pedalboard?
    David

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    just watched Skyfall yesterday and i was all fired up to learn me how to do some stealthy spy chording. thanks for the great thread. and thank you Mr. Beaumont for the laughs and the great chord!

    very cool & fun.

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    Is it too late to add to the confusion?

    If you just want fingerings for the chord type and don't care that much about the exact voicing, you might do well with the following three easy voicings for Em/maj7 and/or Em69 on the 1st 4 strings:

    2 7 11
    2 7 12
    4 6 12
    5 5 11

    All of the pitches in this type of chord come from the E Jazz Melodic Scale:

    E F# G A B C# D# E
    Last edited by Steve Montgomery; 02-10-2013 at 03:41 PM.

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    Haha I always mention this point of reference when showing the minmaj7 chord to students, always raises a chuckle!

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    Interesting I alway knew the mi MA7 as the Soap Opera chord. "Will she live???" strum the chord, "tune in tomorrow" tap a 9th on top.

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    I hope now that this thread is back we can finally figure out what the chord is.


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    Hi guys,
    I am new to the site and am enjoying the comments i have read so far. This James Bond theme is quite intriguing the opening chords are what exactly???, please.

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    Quote Originally Posted by superbius
    Hi guys,
    I am new to the site and am enjoying the comments i have read so far. This James Bond theme is quite intriguing the opening chords are what exactly???, please.
    See post #7:
    https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/compi...html#post40805
    - although it's in Em, not Am. Works best (or easiest anyway) like this, IMO:

    -0---0---0---0------------------
    -0---0---0---0------------------
    -0---0---0---0------------------
    -2---2---2---2------------------
    -2---3---4---3------------------
    -0---0---0---0------------------

    Pick out the 5th fret notes and then strum, if you want.

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    ...but what I want to know is Stravinsky's Rite of Spring chord?


    There are two chords known as the Augur’s chords from The Rite of Spring.
    Both are a double-chord. The first consists of an E major below an Eb Dominant Seventh. To play, difficult on guitar, probably need two or more guitar players but easy on piano, E-Ab-B-E-G-Bb-C#-Eb:

    The second, is an A major below an Eb Dominant Seventh, A-C#-E-G-Bb-C#-Eb.

    By the way, The Bond Chord is, as Mr Beaumont says Em/maj9 or, as I have always known it, Emin9maj7.



    Music is the key that can open strange rooms in the house of memory.
    Llewelyn Wyn Griffith

  25. #49

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    The james bonc chor is a minor triad with a raised 5th....which then moves to the 6th....
    usually in a line like Eminor, Eminor#5, Eminor6

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    I always heard my company's chord as: A C E F# B

    depending on the song, either the fifth or ninth on the top.