Re: [Harp-L] Sweet Georgia Brown a la Aebersold

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Elizabeth -

C7+9 = C E G Bb D#

Whenever a chord is simply described as a 7 or 7th or seventh chord without further specifics, it's a dominant 7th. (the altnerative you slled would be reffered to as a Major 7th, raised nine (or something similar, but major 7 would be part of the specification). So describing that chord as C7 in another part of the book isn't so much wrong as incomplete.


As to whether that G chord was played as a half-diminished or a minor 7th, only your ears can decide. If the only difference is D versus Db, then try each of those notes when the chord comes around - just that note and nothing else, followed by a C over the C chord. The right note will sound better than the not-right one.

Winslow

 
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 From: Elizabeth Hess <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:38 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Sweet Georgia Brown a la Aebersold
 
I'm looking at the Jamey Aebersold play-along of Sweet Georgia Brown, which is found in Vol. 39, "Swing, Swing, Swing".

On page 1, measure 16, the chords given are G-half-dim (Gm7b5, if I understand correctly) and C7+9.  (Would C7+9 be spelled C E G Bb D#?  Or C E G B D#?  My guess is the former, but I am not sure.)

On page 9, the "Concert Key Solos" section, the chords for measure 16 are given as G- and C7.

I've listened to the track on the CD, and boy, it goes by awfully fast, and my ears just aren't that good, yet.  Can anyone tell me whether one would play a D or a Db with that Gm chord?  And a Bb or B with that C chord?  And if one were playing with a band, would one have to clarify these points before starting to play?  Many thanks.

Elizabeth (the one who doesn't know how to play ANY jazz songs... yet)

P.S.  I will be transcribing the chords into Band-in-a-Box to start, so that I can start slowly and work up to speed.  Yay, BIAB.