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cata1017 Approved
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I am trying to figure out how to play these chords on banjo can anyone help? C/B Amin-sus Amaj7 sus Asus Thanks, I have looked everwhere...
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Will Approved 
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From what arrangement of what song did those chords come from? It sounds very much like that song was arranged for guitar, not banjo. The first chord that you mentioned is a so-called "slash chord" which means a C major chord with a B played on the bass string. Since a 5-string banjo doesn't really have a bass string, just play a regular C major chord. The other chords you mentioned with the "sus" abbreviation are suspended chords; they generally used as brief transitional "color" chords placed between major or minor chords. I've rarely used them on guitar, and I've never heard them played on a banjo. Banjo chords are usually played as arpeggiated notes, and those suspended chords are probably so transitory that you probably won't even have time to play them out as an arpeggio before the song switches back to a major, minor, or 7th chord, unless you just strum them. Try this on-line chord generator called Gootar: http://www.gootar.com/folder/ukulele.html Select banjo, and enter the tuning of your banjo. Then, select the chord names from the various input options and see if it generates the fingering you are looking for. Last edited on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 05:00 pm by Will ____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ A Bunch Of Coconuts http://abunchofcoconuts.com |
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Philj200 Approved 
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I have a farily large reference of chord charts. And it seems that no has even needed a suspended chord. As Will says, it is a passing chord on the way to some other resolution. Are you basing this search on existing music for guitar or keyboard. Perhaps if you gave us the name of the tune, workable suggestions might arise. If it helps this is an Amaj7 in the gCGBD tuning.; 5x 4th string-1st fret 3rd string-1st fret 2nd string-2nd fret 1st string-2nd fret
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Jim Yates Approved 
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I agree with the answers given by Will and Phil. You will probably get away with using an Am where an Amsus is called for and an AMa7 or A where an AMa7sus is called for. I'm assuming that you're tuned to gDGBD (although Phil assumed gCGBD). C/B, as Will said is a C chord with a B in the bass. As Will suggested, I ignore the bass note when playing the banjo,but if you really want to play what's written, you could play it as 9,9,8,10. The B at the 9th fret isn't really very bassy, but it's the lowest note in the chord. A sus usually calls for adding a fourth to a chord. To an A chord, this would be a D note. If we let the 4th take the place of the 3rd, the sus chord will consist of 145 or ADE in A. If you play 2232 you will get an Asus which usually resolves to A- 2222 An Amin-sus chord needs 1,b3,4,5 or ACDE. If you play 2210, you'l have the E,A,C,D bass to treble, which usually resolves to Am - 2212 An AMa7-sus needs 1,3,4,5,7. Usually the 4th replaces the 3rd, so we need 1,4,5,7 or ADEG#. If you play 7756, you'l have ADEG# which resolves to AMa7-7656 or A-7657. Although you probably should follow the advice of Will & Phil, I thought you might like to know the theory behind the chords you were after. The altered chords can be completed by your bass or guitar player (or by your imagination if you're playing solo.) Last edited on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 09:45 pm by Jim Yates ____________________ Jim http://www.myspace.com/jimyates http://www.myspace.com/kirbyandyates http://www.myspace.com/kirbyyatesmazurek |
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Philj200 Approved
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Thank you Jim. Going for the more basic chord will probably be a good solution since the more exotic voicings can have you travelling all over the neck searching for the chord. And that means that while you reach the chord, you will (or could) be travelling from first to second to third position which would make the tune sound disjointed. And risking keeping time. Some observations: When I'm playing a tune with G/F# of C/A indicated, it is usually in a part of the song leading to another chord. I can either ignore the added noted, sing them, (if that's part of the song or the harmony) or play a run that includes those notes. On another thread now below the horizon, we debated some software that could display chords while an MP3 was played. Most people didn't like it claiming it gave faulty and too much information. It was my opinion that we were wrong. The software was giving accurate information but not just for the guitar and/or banjo. It was giving the chords with the singer's voice added in. And that meant 9ths, 11ths, augmented 5ths and more, all over the place; when all we really wanted to know when to go from G to D7 and back. On a 5-string banjo, chords beyond 7ths, at least to me, sound out of place. And since the 5-string is almost always played with other instruments, perhaps letter the guitar or keyboard go for the esoteric chords while the banjo makes sure the beat is rock solid. Recently, while playing the Dillard's Old Home Place at a jam, a jazz oriented pianist sat in. He got the melody immeadiately and began to improvise. To the folkies it sounded too rich and just not right. To the jazz guy, it sounded interesting. (Different strokes?) But since the original poster has lost interest in replies we are simply sharing knowledge at this point. And that sounds good too. Jim, are you near Clearwater?
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