There is always that ONE chord

[danktat]

Watching the Phillies game and practicing some "Slow Down" (an original that my singer wrote). Still a big pain in my a$$ to grab that C sharp minor 7 flat 5 chord directly from a D major. But I'll tell you what, the more I play this particular guitar the more I love it. It was purchased specifically to be the Paul Reed Smith guitar that I played. I have that limited run that almost never leaves the case because I like to keep that one pristine. Blasphemy or not...she is not my player's guitar. But this old girl here plays just as nicely, and I'm not afraid to put my hands all over her.

 

[gush]

May the force be with you!

 

[Deleted member 5962]

Still a big pain in my ass to grab that C sharp minor 7 flat 5 chord

I bet it is. I got a headache just reading that

 

[danktat]

I bet it is. I got a headache just reading that

Yeah man. When she originally recorded this song, she did it in Nashville with session artists doing the music. The main instrument was a piano. We currently don't have a keyboard player in the band so we had to adapt it to stringed instruments.....so, some of the chord inversions are challenging on guitar. Fun to play though. And I have cheated in the past playing it live and not hitting that chord as a passing chord between changes. But I am trying to get it down smoothly so I don't have to cheat.

This is what happens when you are NOT a "real" musician......lol

 

[Deleted member 5962]

Funny that's how that chord change came about. There are a lot of chords I could play when I played piano that I'd struggle to play on guitar.

 

[alantig]

Just play the single C#, throw the horns, and mug to the crowd. It’s worked before.

 

[WA Paul]

Just play the single C#, throw the horns, and mug to the crowd. It’s worked before.

Looking....sharp?

 

[Glide-bpm]

Just play the single C#, throw the horns, and mug to the crowd. It’s worked before.

My man... YEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!! Wooooooooooooo!!!!!

 

[GADonis]

m7b5 is one of my favorite chords. It can also be used as a 9. Bm7b5 can also be used as a G9. Very T-Bone Walkerish. Great chord for Blues.

 

[mark cassidy]

Use it loads, probably too much!

 

[garrett]

Watching the Phillies game and practicing some "Slow Down" (an original that my singer wrote). Still a big pain in my a$$ to grab that C sharp minor 7 flat 5 chord directly from a D major. But I'll tell you what, the more I play this particular guitar the more I love it. It was purchased specifically to be the Paul Reed Smith guitar that I played. I have that limited run that almost never leaves the case because I like to keep that one pristine. Blasphemy or not...she is not my player's guitar. But this old girl here plays just as nicely, and I'm not afraid to put my hands all over her.

Keep at it, buddy. Isolate that change and practice it over and over to get the muscle memory and coordination down. It'll feel natural after a while.

m7b5 is one of my favorite chords. It can also be used as a 9. Bm7b5 can also be used as a G9. Very T-Bone Walkerish. Great chord for Blues.

For sure!

 

[GADonis]

I first learned this chord when I learned to play Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore. I now look for just about any excuse to throw it in.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Funny that's how that chord change came about. There are a lot of chords I could play when I played piano that I'd struggle to play on guitar.

I struggle to play triads on keyboards.

 

[jak3af3r]

m7b5 is one of my favorite chords. It can also be used as a 9. Bm7b5 can also be used as a G9. Very T-Bone Walkerish. Great chord for Blues.

THIS. Use that as a great arpeggio for an "out there" but not too "out there" sound over blues changes.

 

[Glide-bpm]

I like to use 191st chords myself... But only on Thursdays...

 

[Bill SAS 513]

I always like hanging on diminished chords , to add tension, then finish up with the Key (the One) chord...I like to fit that in where it works... have fun.

 

[veinbuster]

I don’t believe in chords with more than 3 characters in their name.

 

[alantig]

I like to play bungee chords when a tune needs a little bounce. Or electrical chords when I want to shock people. When I'm trying to establish a bond, I will resort to umbilical chords.

 

[László]

I don’t believe in chords with more than 3 characters in their name.

They’re unconstitutional!

 

[Shawn@PRS]

Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah