If you are sight reading and come across a chord like
G7 #5 b9
It okay to keep it simple and just play the third and seventh: xx34xx
This is especially true if you are playing with a bassist -- leave the low notes to him. If you are comping on your own, you can add a bass note: 3x34xx
I have a diagram in my head that I've digested that shows options over that shell chord, for example, I start with the 3rd and 7th:
Code:
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|-3-|---|---|
||---|---|b7-|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
Then I have a choice of notes on the B string:
Code:
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|b5-|-5-|#5-|-6-|---|
||---|---|---|-3-|---|---|
||---|---|b7-|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
If the note you choose sounds bad in context, remember you are a fret away from a better sounding note! Also remember charts are usually suggestions, not ironclad rules.
Choices on the E string:
Code:
||---|---|-R-|b9-|-9-|#9-|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|-3-|---|---|
||---|---|b7-|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
It's not complicated -- 5s on the B string and 9s on the E string. Play none, either or both.
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