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This chord was in my old Mickey Baker jazz guitar book but I can't for the life of me find it anywhere else now, and that old book is long gone. The notes are A-G-B-F It has an A root (I guess, it IS the bass note on the 6th string), the next note is a G, so I guess that makes it a 7th right underneath it on the 4th string...then there's a B (sus 2 or 13?) on the 3rd string (fourth fret, first finger) then a flatted 9th on the 2nd string (6th fret). Does that make it an A7 6-9? or am I wrong looking for the A to be the root and it's some sort of inverted thing? It's in a song I'm writing and I don't want to look like a twit trying to explain it to my bandmates |
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Be sure to utilize a function on this site called the chord namer. All you have to do is plug in the coordinates of your fingers and it will deliver the name. If you happen to be in a unique tuning, (say, open E, for example), just utilize another function on here called tuning. You should see these links on the left-hand side of your screen. The tuning link will have the word (Standard) right next to it, just like that in parenthesis. You can either leave it be if your guitar is in standard (E A D G B e), or modify it to whatever tuning your guitar is in right now. Just make sure the two are aligned before you start playing along with the chord names it delivers. If you're not sure how to play the same chords in a different tuning, (again, this may not be something you're concerned about, but it's useful information), just use the chord dictionary function in accordance to your specific tuning. And most importantly, have fun. |
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The JGuitar Chord Namer calls it: Abbreviation Long Name ------------ ----------------------------- A7b13sus2 A 7th Flat 13th Suspended 2nd A7sus2#5 A 7th Suspended 2nd Sharp 5th G9/A G/A 9th |
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To answer your question: Naming that guitar chord would depend on the other chords in the song. Whether it's a G7 with a 9 in the bass, or an A9#5, or a Dm13, the way to name it in the most concise way possible would depend on the rest of the song. If there was a D or Dm after, then your chord would be an A9#5. "A" being the V of D, and V to I being a very common resolution. If there was an Em or E7 before, then your chord would also be an A9#5. "E" being the ii7 or II7 of the "A," again another common movement. In a jazz setting this would be the kind of chord that would not be written in a lead sheet. The chord symbol may be A7#5 or G7, and the actual voicing would be improvised by the chord player. 9th and 13's over virtually any chord are just part of the music, they are assumptions that a chord player will make about the music. Often an accompanist will be judged on the creative usage of these notes. |
