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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
    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.
    How are you doing the chord boxes? What does the /Code thing mean?

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  3. #77

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    Quote Originally Posted by christianm77
    How are you doing the chord boxes? What does the /Code thing mean?
    The code markup is like the quote markup except it uses a fixed width font, which is handy for chord diagrams.

    Write
    [ CODE ]
    the contents
    [ /CODE ]

    ^^^ without the spaces (done to fool the editor, here)

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    Let me try that with an explicit font.

    ||---|---|---|---|---|---|
    ||---|b5-|-5-|#5-|-6-|---|
    ||---|---|---|-3-|---|---|
    ||---|---|b7-|---|---|---|
    ||---|---|---|---|---|---|
    ||---|---|---|---|---|---|

    ^^^ Courier New

  5. #79

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
    The code markup is like the quote markup except it uses a fixed width font, which is handy for chord diagrams.

    Write
    [ CODE ]
    the contents
    [ /CODE ]

    ^^^ without the spaces (done to fool the editor, here)
    Splendid.