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Originally Posted by allthumbs
My first question is how do you know which are passing notes relative to the chord. If there are 7ths or flat 3rds, how do I tell if that means the chord is a 7th or a minor or they are just passing notes and the chord is just a major?.
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Figure out the chord. If it's got a D as a bass note, figure out which D chord it is. Do that simply by playing different D chords against that part of the tune. You'll quickly hear if it's major or minor ... the details you can fill in. Only rarely will the bass note be anything but the root, so start there, assuming the bass is the 1.
If there are lines being played against the chord which use a b7, then you can add it to the chord. If it's just a 7, add it to the chord. In other words: you've figured out that the chord is Am, and there is a riff which uses a prominent b7 (G) note -- that means that the chord can become Am7.
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Can you confirn what I think this chord is called
I think it is a D7sus2/F or a Am/F.Icouldbecompletlywrong.
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FMaj7 is what that is. It's got an F bass note, and above that you have (from bass to treble) the 1, 3 and 7 of F. It has the same notes as an Am/F ... but it's an FMaj7. Once again, assume that the bass note is a 1.