Dmajor chord

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Dmajor chord
Topic Started: Jun 9 2009, 08:15 PM (306 Views)
glynb	Jun 9 2009, 08:15 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 45 Group: Members Member #9,040 Joined: December 2, 2008	Hi all When playing the D chord with an F sharp in the base can you still play the high F sharp or should you mute the high E string. I tend to hit the A string when playing D so thought I would play D/Fsharp and mute the A string with the end of my thumb. Glyn
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voodoorider	Jun 9 2009, 11:30 PM Post #2
Garry Posts: 673 Group: Members Member #8,964 Joined: November 3, 2008	yes of course you can mate remember it's about what you're wanting! If you prefer it with that high F# in then go for it! If not leave it out With / chords it's only important you get the bass note in there, any octaves of that note don't matter and will only reinforce the chord
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glynb	Jun 10 2009, 08:13 AM Post #3
Member Posts: 45 Group: Members Member #9,040 Joined: December 2, 2008	Many thanks voodoorider
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Rampant	Jun 10 2009, 05:08 PM Post #4
Immortal (well, ...so far!) Posts: 427 Group: Top Contributor! Member #8,896 Joined: October 7, 2008	I don't know why, exactly, because he's very accurate while strumming, but my sensei lightly covers (mutes) the bottom E string with a curled thumb while playing A string bassed chords. While playing D string bassed chords he covers and mutes both bottom strings! Caution with your idea, though, because the bass F# might stand out too much if you substitute the D/F# for D while playing some songs, but at least your muting of A string gives you some lattitude to avoid striking the bottom E and still slightly hit the A string - it'll be muted - the rest of the D will ring nicely... That said, the D/F# will probably suit the chord progression in some songs! There are some weird sounding slash chords that sound truly awful in isolation, but tied into a progression, they sound totally "at home" and in key!? That's the beauty and intrigue of makin music, I guess?
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voodoorider	Jun 10 2009, 07:06 PM Post #5
Garry Posts: 673 Group: Members Member #8,964 Joined: November 3, 2008	yup, the resolution is the key if it resolves nicely no matter how awful it sounds on it's own, it's gonna sound right. The most common use i've found for slash chords is in jazz for either a climb "up" or "down" while playing the same chord, it's very effective used in that way
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Rampant	Jun 11 2009, 07:29 AM Post #6
Immortal (well, ...so far!) Posts: 427 Group: Top Contributor! Member #8,896 Joined: October 7, 2008	The first "descending bass run" that I learned is from Hey Jude: \|: G - G/F# \| Em - Em7 \| A - A/G \| D \| D7 :\| The G/F# doesn't sound too bad in isolation, but the A/G sounds really unharmonious (to me). The other thing about the A/G is that it doesn't even sound particularly good in an isolated 2 chord phrase when either only preceded by the A or only followed by the D. It only really works here in the context of the entire 8 chord progression and lends the entire sentence a tense pivot between harmonious descending bass into melodic D - D7 phrase. Cool
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Daew	Nov 3 2011, 11:48 PM Post #7
Newbie Posts: 4 Group: Members Member #9,600 Joined: November 3, 2011	Rampant Jun 11 2009, 07:29 AM The first "descending bass run" that I learned is from Hey Jude: \|: G - G/F# \| Em - Em7 \| A - A/G \| D \| D7 :\| The G/F# doesn't sound too bad in isolation, but the A/G sounds really unharmonious (to me). The other thing about the A/G is that it doesn't even sound particularly good in an isolated 2 chord phrase when either only preceded by the A or only followed by the D. It only really works here in the context of the entire 8 chord progression and lends the entire sentence a tense pivot between harmonious descending bass into melodic D - D7 phrase. Cool The reason why G/F# doesn't sound bad and A/G does is the following: In G major, F# is a major third, which you play in G major anyway (you play 1, M3, 5) But in A/G, G is M7, which you would not normally play. But it is in harmony, because we are in D major scale, therefore A needs to have a M7. The M2 usually doesn't sound bad if far apart but here you have both notes (A, G) in base.
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