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Title: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: alanclare on June 23, 2018, 05:33:17 PM

What’s the best way to play one of these on a PSR arranger? It consists of five notes and the span from first to flattened ninth is too big for my hands. I always play an added ninth chord by adding the second instead, but flattening the second doesn’t sound right.

Alan

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: mikf on June 23, 2018, 06:11:45 PM

Alan
It is not really practical to play these chords in your lh, even for a very good player. I play 7b9ths a lot but usually use full keyboard so I finger across both hands. But you can also get it sounding pretty good by fingering a simple lh chord, and adding note to your rh to sound the chord. These chords are usually short duration passing chords so it comes out fine to the ear which is what matters.
Mike

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: alanclare on June 23, 2018, 06:17:58 PM

Mike

Thank you for your informative reply which seemed to come back almost as soon as I’d finished asking the question!

Alan

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: whataguy on June 23, 2018, 06:23:27 PM

Drop the root and play it in the 2nd inversion. Don in MI

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: andyg on June 23, 2018, 06:48:23 PM

7b9 chords are easily done in AI Fingered mode. Played with what might best be described as a 'cluster' of notes, close together.

Examples: D7b9 - C D Eb F#   G7b9 = F G Ab B

You're omitting the 5th when you play these chords, so the others should be easy enough to work out.

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: alanclare on June 23, 2018, 07:18:12 PM

My thanks to all three of you. I shall take these suggestions and try them out, once I’ve irganised some ice to cool my fevered brow.

Alan

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: alanclare on June 23, 2018, 08:03:52 PM

Andy

I can see how your suggestion will work. Does the screen actually display seventh flattened ninth when you use that fingering?

Alan

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: whataguy on June 23, 2018, 09:37:37 PM

Hey Alan just replace the chord with "R" major, it works for everything. D.

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: andyg on July 16, 2018, 03:52:24 PM

Quote from: alanclare on June 23, 2018, 08:03:52 PM

Andy

I can see how your suggestion will work. Does the screen actually display seventh flattened ninth when you use that fingering?

Alan

Oops, a bit late with the reply, but yes it will display the chord name correctly.

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: alanclare on July 16, 2018, 03:56:43 PM

Andy

Thank you. “Better late than never”, as my old Ma used to say.

Alan

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: whataguy on July 16, 2018, 05:46:09 PM

The chord in question, when it does appear in a score, only appears for one or two notes in ONE measure. That being noted, it would seem that it would be far easier to just cough or glance at the ceiling for that short period of time. Who'd know? Don in MI

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: alanclare on July 16, 2018, 07:55:28 PM

I prefer the “R” major technique. I feels more natural.

Al

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: whataguy on July 17, 2018, 12:59:30 AM

Yeah, what about R7b9th??

Title: Re: Dominant seventh flat ninth chord
Post by: alanclare on July 17, 2018, 05:37:02 AM

Quote from: whataguy on July 17, 2018, 12:59:30 AM

Yeah, what about R7b9th??

I give up. My brain’s hurting.