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Hi Everyone,

Today's Target and Pay Per Lesson release is now live.

Part 3 of our Fool On The Hill Project breaks out some of the possible solutions and directs you to look for different areas of the neck for the best sound.

Enjoy this level 5 lesson!

http://www.totallyguitars.com/target-so ... esson.html

Thanks for Part 3.

I see I made a good few silly mistakes with my chord chart.
Still trying to get my head around some of the options.
I even missed the first position C7

C7 = 1 3 5 7b = C E G Bb
Can any one explain why the C7 in the first position gets away without a G ?

Dermot

Have you watched the lesson? Cause Neil explains it. The 5 is the least important note in a chord (or sometimes even the root, since a bassplayer might play that one), omitting it is usually just fine, doesnt really change the sound of a chord.

thereshopeyet wrote:

Thanks for Part 3.

I see I made a good few silly mistakes with my chord chart.
Still trying to get my head around some of the options.
I even missed the first position C7

C7 = 1 3 5 7b = C E G Bb
Can any one explain why the C7 in the first position gets away without a G ?

Dermot

thereshopeyet wrote:

Thanks for Part 3.

I see I made a good few silly mistakes with my chord chart.
Still trying to get my head around some of the options.
I even missed the first position C7

C7 = 1 3 5 7b = C E G Bb
Can any one explain why the C7 in the first position gets away without a G ?

Dermot

Good morning, Dermot!

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who's up early! I think I have an answer, so I'll give it a shot. If I am wrong, I know someone will jump in to correct me.

First your C7 chord shape matches mine, but it should be marked with a Bb and not an A#. That's because you already have an A in the C scale--A B C D E F G A B C . . .

. . . So that 7th chord must be called a Bb because you can't repeat names of notes within a scale.

OK, that's the first thing.

As to your question . . .

I think Neil explained that when you're working with only three stings and you have to play a four note chord (as in a 7th chord), something has to give. So you would sacrifice the 5th note to add in the 7th, because the chord has otherwise been established with the 1 and the 3.

And if this is correct, than I own Neil a big virtual kiss because I got all this (and more) out of this lesson.

Jean

tgvanessa wrote:

Have you watched the lesson? Cause Neil explains it. The 5 is the least important note in a chord (or sometimes even the root, since a bassplayer might play that one), omitting it is usually just fine, doesnt really change the sound of a chord.


Ah Vanessa, you beat me to it. I figured you would, but is my explanation correct?

Absolutely!

fjeanmur wrote:

tgvanessa wrote:

Have you watched the lesson? Cause Neil explains it. The 5 is the least important note in a chord (or sometimes even the root, since a bassplayer might play that one), omitting it is usually just fine, doesnt really change the sound of a chord.


Ah Vanessa, you beat me to it. I figured you would, but is my explanation correct?

Vanessa and Jean

Oh, I remember Neil explaining that now you mention it !!! honest :S
My problem is lack of sleep and poor concentration again !!
I'm not up early..... you have to call it a day at some point..... but that's not been happening for me !!! :S

The chord diagram I posted wasn't mine as in my chart I posted earlier..... I took it from the internet.....
I wrote Bb, I hadn't spotted the A# in the picture... :silly:

Thanks for taking the time to post responses for me.

I need to post on a fresh head in future.

:S :S