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CHORDS CREATED USING: C BASS + 1 TRIAD

C bass + D maj = D7/C - 7th in the bass. C bass + Eb maj = Cm7 - Use bass OR counterbass, easy reach to both. C bass + E maj = Cmaj7 (+5) - Good contemporary jazz chord. C bass + G maj = G/C - Good traditional folk style chord. C bass + Bb maj = Bb/C - James aylor chord! acts like a sus chord . " bass # $ maj % $&" - Jazz chord! use counterbass. C bass + D min = !/C "# Dm7/C C bass + Eb min = Cm7(b5) - he half-diminished 7th chord. C bass + E min = Cmaj7 C bass + A min = C! "# Am/C - 'ice (oicin) of an ordinary chord. C bass + Bb min = C7s$s (b%) - *a(e Grusin jazz chord! heard often in $aro+ue music " bass # G min % ", -no./ C bass + G7 = G7/C - "ommon $aro+ue cadence chord. " bass # $b7 % ",-#0/ - 'o third. " bass # G dim 7 % "7 - 1 2 part rendition of a "7 chord. " bass # $b dim7 % "7-b,/ - 3issin) the .rd. " bass # 4 dim % *m7-b0/&" or 4m5

CHORDS CREATED USING: C BASS + C &A'OR + 1 OTHER TRIAD


" bass # " major # G maj % " maj, " bass # " major # * min % 45&" " bass # " major # 6 min % " maj7 - difficult to reach C bass + C maj"# + G min = C% " bass # " major # 1 min % "5 " bass # " major # $b min % "7sus-b,, add ./ -contains a .rd and 2th, a bit dissonant/ " bass # " major # G dim % "7 -a 2 part (ersion of "7/ " bass # " major # $b dim % "7-b,/ try thumb on $b dim

CHORDS CREATED USING: C BASS + C &IN + 1 OTHER TRIAD


" bass # " minor # 6b maj % "m7 " bass # " minor # 4 maj % "m7. - no ,/ C bass + C min"# + G maj = Cm(maj7) " bass # " minor # 1b maj % 1bmaj7&" C bass + C min"# + Bb maj = Cm11 " bass # " minor # * min % "m7. " bass # " minor # G min % "m, " bass # " minor # "7 % "7-#,/ " bass # " minor # 47 % 4,&" " bass # " minor # G7 % "m-maj7,77/ C bass + C min"# + C (im = Cm! -same as 1m7-b0/&" /

CHORDS CREATED USING: C BASS + C7 + ONE OTHER TRIAD


" bass # "7 # * maj % "7.-877/ " bass # "7 # 6b maj % "7-8,/ " bass # "7 # 1 maj % "7.-b,/ " bass # "7 # " min % "7-8,/ " bass # "7 # Gm % ", " bass # "7 # 1m % "7. " bass # "7 # *7 % ",-877/ " bass # "7 # 1b7 % "7-80,877/ " bass # "7 # 6b dim % "7-8,,877/ - try li)ht reed settin)s, close (oicin) " bass # "7 # $b dim % "7-b,/

CHORDS CREATED USING: C BASS + C DI& + ONE OTHER TRIAD


" bass # " dim # * maj % *7-b,/&" " bass # " dim # G maj % "min-5,maj7,,/ " bass # " dim # "m % "m5 " bass # " dim # 4m % 47-8,/&" " bass # " dim # * dim % 47.-877/&" - try thumb on *dim button

CHORDS CREATED USING: C BASS + T)O OTHER TRIADS


" bass # 6b maj # 4 maj % "m7. C bass + Eb maj + Bb maj = Cm11 " bass # 6b maj # * min % "m7. " bass # 6b maj # G min % "m, " bass # G maj # * maj % "maj7.-877/ " bass # G maj # 6 min % "maj, " bass # G maj # 1 min % "-5,,/ " bass # $b maj # * min % Gm,&" " bass # $b maj # 4 maj % Gm77&" " bass # 6b min # 4 min % "m77-b0,7., no ,/ or 1b7.&" " bass # 6 min # * maj % "maj7.-877/ " bass # 6 min # 1 min % "maj7-5/ " bass # G min # * maj % "7.-877/ C bass + G min + maj = Gm11/C - more (ariations on the sus2 chord C bass + G min + D min = Gm%/C - more (ariations on the sus2 chord " bass # G min # 1 min % "7. C bass + G min + G (im = C% - a pleasant surprise! (ery useful " bass # 1 min # 6 min % "-maj7,5/ " bass # $bmin # 4 min % $bmin,&" " bass # G dim # * maj % "7. -877/

CHORDS CREATED USING: C*RO) CHORDS + ONE COUNTERBASS


C maj + A (+b) = Am7 C maj + D (+b) = C/D "# D11 C min + A (+b) = Am7(b5) C7 + ,(+b) = ,7(b5) - 1 combination based on the so-called 9tritone subsitution9. C (im + ,(+b) = ,(im7 - 1 true 2-part *iminished 7th chord.

CO&&ON-. USED CHORDS IN THE /E. O C

C7
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" bass # G dim " bass # "7 " bass # " maj # G dim " bass # 6b maj " bass # 6min " bass # " maj # 6min " bass # " maj # Gm " bass # "7 # Gm " bass # G min # G dim " bass # 1 min " bass # " maj # 1m " bass # 6b maj # Gm " bass # G maj # 6m " bass # " maj # G maj - easy to fin)er

Cm7
o

Cmaj7
o o

C%
o o o

C!
o o

Cmin%
o

Cmaj%
o o

Cm! " bass # "dim # "m 1 bass # "m - 1m7-b0/ or "m5&1 / Cm7(b5) o " bass # 6bmin o Gb bass # 6bmin # 6bdim - "m7-b0/&Gb / - )ood chord but difficult reach - try eliminatin) bass note - :ith 1b as a bass note this becomes 1b,/ C(!0%) o " bass # G maj # 1m C(im7 o " bass # Gbdim -use counterbass/ Cm11 o " bass # "min # $b maj o " bass # 6b maj # $b maj
o o

C11
o o

" bass # $b maj " bass # $b maj # 4 maj -appro;imation/ " bass # "7 # 1min " bass # Gmin # 1min

C11
o o

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