Lovely chord! 43353x

viz

Was working on me Christmas songs and found a lovely Fm6 chord in 1st inversion: 43353x.

It sounds really shite on its own. 

But in this progesssion it’s sublime:

Cmaj7: x3545x
Gm7: 35333
C7b9: x3232x
F: 13321x
Bb13: 6x678x
Am7: 57555x
Fm6: 43353x
C/G: 33555x
F#m9: 242224
B(alt): 76788x
Emaj7(no 3): 07987x
Fm9: 131113
Bb(alt): 65677x
Ebmaj7(no 3): x6876x
Dm7: x5756x
G: 35543x
Cmaj7: x3545x

Amazing how some chords sound good in context. 

roberty

What song is it? Some nice voicings in there. It's quite nice to listen to them without any context

I think you made a typo here:

Dm7: x4645x

greejn

Try dropping the 5th fret note to fret 3 after you've played it. Then F/G, C maj9.

viz

roberty said:

What song is it? Some nice voicings in there. It's quite nice to listen to them without any context

I think you made a typo here:

Dm7: x4645x

Oh yes! Ta. 

It’s Mel Tormè’s “The Christmas Song” (not including the first line)

Cmaj7: x3545x - Jack Frost
Gm7: 35333 - nipping
C7b9: x3232x - at your
F: 13321x - nose 
Bb13: 6x678x
Am7: 57555x - Yuletide
Fm6: 43353x - carols being
C/G: 33555x - sung by a 
F#m9: 242224 - choir
B(alt): 76788x
Emaj7(no 3): 07987x - and folks dressed
Fm9: 131113 - up like
Bb(alt): 65677x - Eski-
Ebmaj7(no 3): x6876x - mos
Dm7: x5756x - Every
G: 35543x - body
Cmaj7: x3545x - knows

greejn

Could also be described as Ab6, makes more sense to me...

viz

Well it’s Fm in 1st inversion. Harmonically speaking. But yep I know what you mean, what with the bass descending chromatically

roberty

I learnt a few jazz pieces rote and it amazes me how some passing chords work and I have no idea why they do. I suppose it's the sort of thing that would make more sense on a piano keyboard