The Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary
Reply to Thread Bookmark Thread
Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Posts 26 to 33 of 33
  1. #26

    User Info Menu

    Just play 3 of the 4 notes. Life is too short.

  2.  

    The Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary
     
  3. #27

    User Info Menu

    There are some good news. I have been practicing Barry Greene's chord position study (based on There Will Never Be Another You), and while simplifying some grips to be able to play it, I also set some time aside to persevere with that xx5766 drop2. Just gently asking my hand to find a way, no forcing or hurting. After a few months I can now hit it accurately maybe 70% of the time, which is good enough that I stopped simplifying it. There is still hope.

    Notably, the improvement doesn't come from developing a deeper joint break, my finger is just as stiff as before. Somehow, the fingertip got pliable in the right way and now covers both strings. The remaining 30% inaccuracy comes from complicated position change rather than the grip itself.

    So it's worth setting some time aside for the impossible stuff, one day it might become possible.

  4. #28

    User Info Menu

    Barre with index xx3333.

    Barre with middle xxxx44.

    Rest ring finger on middle.

    Play xxx5xx with pinky OFF and ON up the fretboard.

    At approx. fret 8 switch to the ring finger.... continue up.

    REPEAT

  5. #29

    User Info Menu

    I'm not sure what the big concern is. That's a Gmi7, right? Play it with all four fingers. I didn't even know people tried to play it wth a barre. That's awkward.

    Are we trying to play a lead line where we go for a C note on the first string? In other words a line from Bb to C?

    Some options:
    • Lift your hand to play the C. The full chord sounds on the beat, the C on the "and" of the beat. The chord is still sounding in the listeners mind.


    • Play a Gmi6 with a first finger barre and a free pinky to grab the C. xx5756


    • As John said above, use a quartal voicing. xx5566


    • Also - play it from the 5th string instead of the 4th
    Last edited by Donplaysguitar; 03-08-2021 at 12:45 PM.

  6. #30

    User Info Menu

    Does drop 2 actually mean that the 3 should be the highest pitched note in the voicing? (I see all these convoluted explanations on the web ...)


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  7. #31

    User Info Menu

    Quote Originally Posted by Eck
    Does drop 2 actually mean that the 3 should be the highest pitched note in the voicing?
    A 6 chord in drop 2 has these inversions: (bass note : soprano note)

    1 : 3
    3 : 5
    5 : 6
    6 : 1

  8. #32

    User Info Menu

    Quote Originally Posted by Eck
    Does drop 2 actually mean that the 3 should be the highest pitched note in the voicing? (I see all these convoluted explanations on the web ...)


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    To generate drop 2 voicings; (1) simply map out all inversions of any 7th chord, in close position.

    7 R 3 5
    5 7 R 3
    3 5 7 R
    R 3 5 7


    (2) Then rewrite them, dropping the second highest tone in each voicing down one octave into the bass voice.

    7.................7
    5.................3
    3.................R
    R becomes 5

    and so on...


    Drop 3 works the same way, except that you drop the 3rd highest voice (or second lowest voice if you prefer)

    5.................5
    3.................3
    R.................7
    7 becomes R

  9. #33
    Take the highest note in a drop 2 chord and replace it with the same note an octave below and you get the drop 3 voicing.