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Aug-23-2005, 11:40am
I posted this in the Jazz section and had one person try to explain what is happening but would like some more clearification if possible.
A while back I learned Four, by Miles Davis on guitar but when trying to play it on mandolin found some of the intervals too difficult to play so I set it aside for a while.
Last weekend I tried it again and in doing so, not only played the intervals that previously stumped me, but also had a revelation of sorts when working on the chords.
I ended up playing the voicing that I use for a 6th chord, (G6=(low pitch string to high) 4,2,5,3) over an Em chord. I also ended up using the same pattern two frets higher (low to high=6,4,7,5) where I normally play a Dmaj7. (If I drop this down two frets it should be able to replace a Cmaj7 so I’m playing the same chord for a G6, Em7 and Cmaj7.)
In one phrase the chord are | Dmaj7 | Fm7 | Em7 | A7 |and it sounds fine to play
|6,4,7,5 | 5,3,6,4 | 4,2,5,3 |6,5,4,5 |
I realize that Em is the relative minor to the G so there are lots of notes in common but what’s up with substituting this chord for a Cmaj7?
I hope someone here can explain this to me.
Thanks in advance.
A while back I learned Four, by Miles Davis on guitar but when trying to play it on mandolin found some of the intervals too difficult to play so I set it aside for a while.
Last weekend I tried it again and in doing so, not only played the intervals that previously stumped me, but also had a revelation of sorts when working on the chords.
I ended up playing the voicing that I use for a 6th chord, (G6=(low pitch string to high) 4,2,5,3) over an Em chord. I also ended up using the same pattern two frets higher (low to high=6,4,7,5) where I normally play a Dmaj7. (If I drop this down two frets it should be able to replace a Cmaj7 so I’m playing the same chord for a G6, Em7 and Cmaj7.)
In one phrase the chord are | Dmaj7 | Fm7 | Em7 | A7 |and it sounds fine to play
|6,4,7,5 | 5,3,6,4 | 4,2,5,3 |6,5,4,5 |
I realize that Em is the relative minor to the G so there are lots of notes in common but what’s up with substituting this chord for a Cmaj7?
I hope someone here can explain this to me.
Thanks in advance.