IV chord with V root in bass
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IV chord with V root in bass
Hi folks,
I dig the sound of the IV chord with the V's root in the bass as a sub for the V chord in a V-I resolution.
Should that be considered a V9sus4?
It has a very open, 'poppy' sound.
Have I been listening to my old Wings albums too much?
-GV
I dig the sound of the IV chord with the V's root in the bass as a sub for the V chord in a V-I resolution.
Should that be considered a V9sus4?
It has a very open, 'poppy' sound.
Have I been listening to my old Wings albums too much?
-GV
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Way pre-dates Wings... it's the 3rd chord in the Beach Boys' "Don't Worry Baby."
I used to consider it a dominant 11th chord, but now agree it's a V9sus4.
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I used to consider it a dominant 11th chord, but now agree it's a V9sus4.
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On standard guitar there's a common voicing that everybody would first associate with the designation F/G:
G bass note on 6th string, under a 1-3-5 non-inverted F major triad. <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jeff A. Smith on 22 September 2003 at 08:24 PM.]</p></FONT>
G bass note on 6th string, under a 1-3-5 non-inverted F major triad. <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jeff A. Smith on 22 September 2003 at 08:24 PM.]</p></FONT>
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Bobby Lee- I think it has very much to do with G although not a straight up G triad, obviously... although F/G is correct, your ear perceives the voicing from the root up, which makes is sound like a G7 sus 4 type chord, especially in a V to I progression. You don't hear "F" tonality-wise as much as you hear G. Of course, when you solo over that one, you can draw from the F triad like crazy...
This type of chord was all over the place in mid 70's fusion/pop like Steely Dan, the Crusaders, Lee Ritenour/Larry Carlton etc.
This type of chord was all over the place in mid 70's fusion/pop like Steely Dan, the Crusaders, Lee Ritenour/Larry Carlton etc.
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