I am in love with a chord. You hear it all the time in jazzy songs. It fits as a substitute for a number of chords, such as the IV or the iv minor or even the V. It’s built off the flat-VII chord, and it itself is a 7th with an added 10th and 13th.
Example: I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, in C major, when it goes - “may your dreams be merry and bright”:
Dreams be: I chord (C to Cmaj7).
Merry: V/IV chord (C7).
Bright: starts with IV chord (F).
then the A is flattened to Ab (iv minor chord, f minor).
And may all: “all” is back on the C chord.
but instead of that f minor, you can play this lovely smoochy Bb chord which is Bb, then the Ab above that, then the D above that and the G above that. x1x133
It’s also the 4th chord in the intro to Sister Sledge - We Are Family. What is it? I love it.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
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Actually, just found the theory stuff if you're interested, see the 3rd paragraph here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdoor_progression
I prefer the open voicing to the one they give in the picture, ie nothing between the Bb and the Ab, then the 10 and 13 on the top. Anyway it’s lush. Cheers
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
So I’ve basically always thought of the bVII13 as being a version of the IV somehow. I guess that’s what makes it a good substitute. And for me what makes it so juicy is the juxtaposition of its major 6th and flat 7th.
You can of course also just play Bb major
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Although when I reminded myself, I realised I also hit the D on the 1st string so I suppose that makes if F6/G which could be viewed as G13 (including the 11th (or 4th), which is often excluded from a 13th chord).
It's probably one of those songs I've never listened to closely enough so I might be playing it wrong. But what I play seems to fit to my ear.
Yep, you’re right, I couldn’t hear it properly on my phone
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.