[allthumbs]

Hi Kirk. I downloaded a great tune using powertab and have some questions concerning this tune, Kiss From A Rose by Seal. A great finger picked thing. It doesn't have the chords with it so I decided to see if I could figure out the chords from the tab. The tune is in D . 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?.
Next question. This tune is full of great stop runs.If I have 3 or 4 stops in a bar, do I name each stop after the chord or do I try to figure out the overall chord for that bar?
Last question. 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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It works its' way up to a G chord open E on top and G as the bass if that helps put it in context.
It is so tricky figuring out chord progressions when chords are majorized or minored. I can't find a standard progressions that fits this. It is kind of fun trying to figure this stuff out .

[allthumbs]

apon further reflection, it most likely is a D chord as the two notes leading up to the G chord are a 7 and a 1 of the D chord. I just had a thought. That D chord could also be considered D5+2/F. This is turning into a rubics cube chord. Oh no, I just thought of another one, it could be a Dm+2 Help, I'm drowning in chord names.

[Kirk Lorange]

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?.

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.

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.

[allthumbs]

Hmmm. An FMAJ7 in the Key of D.I guess I was trying to keep everything
close to the parent key. I was not thinking outside chords other than majorized or minored.
Thanks.