Post by Jeff Truzzi on Feb 4, 2015 20:14:49 GMT
Andy Partridge Chord Tutorial
This is Andy Partridge's original answer to one of my questions on the old XTC Idea Forum.
Posted by steve on 4:47 am on Mar. 30, 2004:
Q - Favourite Chord, yours? - Jeff Truzzi
A - What a massive subject Jefferson Truzzi The III, and one that may be tricky to answer for a non musician musician. An American Immigration Officer once asked me if I wrote music (as in notation), I said I didn’t to which he aggressively snapped ‘well, you ain't a musician then’ pointing to my Visa papers, and he should know.
I’ve got to leave augmented chords alone now its becoming an exotic bad habit, like drinking Laudenum. Ditto the diminished. I tend to play a lot of straight majors as Sixth (lazy finger habits). I always play an Open G chord with a D on the B string. I love F Major with Open G string ringing, that's in so many songs. Fave fave chords of all fave chords would be, say for example, E Major but played with these notes in ascending order A Flat, B, E, B, (bottom four strings only). Also one I call B Mediaeval, notes in ascending orders G Flat, B, D Flat, G Flat (top four strings only) This is also a favourite of Zappa, certainly the early stuff. Of course these chords work all over the guitar. Couple more I’ve used alot are B Flat Glorious, notes ascending are B Flat, F, B Flat, Open G, F, B Flat. Goes great with its cousin B Flat Glowing which is B Flat, F, A, Open G, F , B Flat. That pair are in such tunes as Punch and Judy, Supergirl, Garden Of Earthly Delights, Snowman and Wonderfalls. A.P
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This is my extended tutorial of Andy's answer, with my additions in bold:
I’ve got to leave augmented chords alone now its becoming an exotic bad habit, like drinking Laudenum.
D aug or D+
x.x.0.3.3.2
C+
x.3.2.1.1.x
F+
x.x.3.2.2.1
A+
x.0.3.2.2.1
G+ (AP voicing)
3.2.1.0.0.x
Because an augmented chord is a series of major thirds,
moving the chord up or down four frets results in a different inversion of the same chord.
So,
F+ = A+ = C#+.
F#+ = Bb+ = D+.
G+ = B+ = Eb+.
Ab+ = C+ = E+.
G+ (AP voicing)
3.2.1.0.0.x
B+ (AP voicing)
7.6.5.0.0.x
Ditto the diminished.
Do or D dim
x.x.0.1.0.1
Eb dim
x.x.1.2.1.2
E dim
x.x.2.3.2.3
Because a diminished chord is a series of minor thirds,
moving the chord up or down three frets results in a different inversion of the same chord.
So,
D dim = F dim = Ab dim = B dim.
Eb dim = F# dim = A dim = C dim.
E dim = G dim = Bb dim = Db dim.
I tend to play a lot of straight majors as Sixth (lazy finger habits).
A6
x.0.2.2.2.2
C6
x.3.5.5.5.5
G6
3.2.0.0.0.0
I always play an Open G chord with a D on the B string.
G
3.2.0.0.3.3
I love F Major with Open G string ringing, that's in so many songs.
Fsus2
1.3.3.0.1.1
x.x.3.0.1.1
Fave fave chords of all fave chords would be, say for example, E Major but played with these notes in ascending order A Flat, B, E, B, (bottom four strings only).
E5/G#
4.2.2.4.x.x
Also one I call B Mediaeval, notes in ascending orders G Flat, B, D Flat, G Flat (top four strings only) This is also a favourite of Zappa, certainly the early stuff.
F#sus4
x.x.4.4.2.2
Bsus2
x.2.4.4.2.2
Of course these chords work all over the guitar.
Couple more I’ve used alot are B Flat Glorious, notes ascending are B Flat, F, B Flat, Open G, F, B Flat.
Warning: you need your thumb to fret the low string!
Bb6
6.8.8.0.6.6
Goes great with its cousin B Flat Glowing which is B Flat, F, A, Open G, F , B Flat.
Warning: you need your thumb to fret the low string!
Bb6maj7
6.8.7.0.6.6
That pair are in such tunes as Punch and Judy, Supergirl, Garden Of Earthly Delights, Snowman and Wonderfalls. A.P
This is Andy Partridge's original answer to one of my questions on the old XTC Idea Forum.
Posted by steve on 4:47 am on Mar. 30, 2004:
Q - Favourite Chord, yours? - Jeff Truzzi
A - What a massive subject Jefferson Truzzi The III, and one that may be tricky to answer for a non musician musician. An American Immigration Officer once asked me if I wrote music (as in notation), I said I didn’t to which he aggressively snapped ‘well, you ain't a musician then’ pointing to my Visa papers, and he should know.
I’ve got to leave augmented chords alone now its becoming an exotic bad habit, like drinking Laudenum. Ditto the diminished. I tend to play a lot of straight majors as Sixth (lazy finger habits). I always play an Open G chord with a D on the B string. I love F Major with Open G string ringing, that's in so many songs. Fave fave chords of all fave chords would be, say for example, E Major but played with these notes in ascending order A Flat, B, E, B, (bottom four strings only). Also one I call B Mediaeval, notes in ascending orders G Flat, B, D Flat, G Flat (top four strings only) This is also a favourite of Zappa, certainly the early stuff. Of course these chords work all over the guitar. Couple more I’ve used alot are B Flat Glorious, notes ascending are B Flat, F, B Flat, Open G, F, B Flat. Goes great with its cousin B Flat Glowing which is B Flat, F, A, Open G, F , B Flat. That pair are in such tunes as Punch and Judy, Supergirl, Garden Of Earthly Delights, Snowman and Wonderfalls. A.P
* * * * * *
This is my extended tutorial of Andy's answer, with my additions in bold:
I’ve got to leave augmented chords alone now its becoming an exotic bad habit, like drinking Laudenum.
D aug or D+
x.x.0.3.3.2
C+
x.3.2.1.1.x
F+
x.x.3.2.2.1
A+
x.0.3.2.2.1
G+ (AP voicing)
3.2.1.0.0.x
Because an augmented chord is a series of major thirds,
moving the chord up or down four frets results in a different inversion of the same chord.
So,
F+ = A+ = C#+.
F#+ = Bb+ = D+.
G+ = B+ = Eb+.
Ab+ = C+ = E+.
G+ (AP voicing)
3.2.1.0.0.x
B+ (AP voicing)
7.6.5.0.0.x
Ditto the diminished.
Do or D dim
x.x.0.1.0.1
Eb dim
x.x.1.2.1.2
E dim
x.x.2.3.2.3
Because a diminished chord is a series of minor thirds,
moving the chord up or down three frets results in a different inversion of the same chord.
So,
D dim = F dim = Ab dim = B dim.
Eb dim = F# dim = A dim = C dim.
E dim = G dim = Bb dim = Db dim.
I tend to play a lot of straight majors as Sixth (lazy finger habits).
A6
x.0.2.2.2.2
C6
x.3.5.5.5.5
G6
3.2.0.0.0.0
I always play an Open G chord with a D on the B string.
G
3.2.0.0.3.3
I love F Major with Open G string ringing, that's in so many songs.
Fsus2
1.3.3.0.1.1
x.x.3.0.1.1
Fave fave chords of all fave chords would be, say for example, E Major but played with these notes in ascending order A Flat, B, E, B, (bottom four strings only).
E5/G#
4.2.2.4.x.x
Also one I call B Mediaeval, notes in ascending orders G Flat, B, D Flat, G Flat (top four strings only) This is also a favourite of Zappa, certainly the early stuff.
F#sus4
x.x.4.4.2.2
Bsus2
x.2.4.4.2.2
Of course these chords work all over the guitar.
Couple more I’ve used alot are B Flat Glorious, notes ascending are B Flat, F, B Flat, Open G, F, B Flat.
Warning: you need your thumb to fret the low string!
Bb6
6.8.8.0.6.6
Goes great with its cousin B Flat Glowing which is B Flat, F, A, Open G, F , B Flat.
Warning: you need your thumb to fret the low string!
Bb6maj7
6.8.7.0.6.6
That pair are in such tunes as Punch and Judy, Supergirl, Garden Of Earthly Delights, Snowman and Wonderfalls. A.P