Chord Of The Week 3/1/15 - The Universal All-Purpose Jazz Chord

bigjon

Can't be bothered to follow the proper chord progression? Play this chord at random places and random times intermittently through the song - if it sounds really bad, quickly slide it up a fret. Suddenly you will sound like you know what you're doing! The magic chord is

xx7788

Depending on the root note, you might be playing:-

Am7add11

Bbmaj9add13

Bm7b9#5

C6add9

Dbmaj7b9b5addb13

D7sus4 or Dm7add11no3rd

Ebmaj7#11add13

Em7#5addb13

F6add9

F#mb9#5addb13

Gadd9sus4

Abmaj7b9#11

bigjon

Chord of the week index updated with 74 discussions at

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/598/chord-of-the-week-index

ThePrettyDamned

I'm really rather intrigued...

I'm going to use this chord, possibly with a 1 fret slide, in my next ROTM entry. 

GuyBoden

Good stuff, Quartal Harmony, Debussy then Jazzers use it.


 

xSkarloey

Suddenly every tune's a jazz tune!


And it sounds lovely.

Great tip. Thanks.

Frankieabbot

Aye bigjon. I like to play a chord like yours.....makes me feel like Django Reinhardt.