how do u do chord that have a 6 at the top and (b5) in them

[Ransom]

Hello to all that read this message i just wanted to see if anyone can give me somne info on this becuas e wat do they be menaing when the chord has a 6 at the top and how do you even play the chord and also wat does the be have mean and how do you play the chord if u can please let me know .Tha nks for the help and god blesssing and love i give you

[T-Block]

O.K., here is a breakdown of chords symbols in sheet music and how to read them:


No Slash Chord Symbols


1. Chord symbol with just 1 letter signifies a major chord being played in the RH. It also says that the root is played in the LH:

C = C major chord (C-E-G / C)


2. Chord symbol with 1 letter and a lower case m beside it signifies a minor chord, root played in the LH:

Cm = C minor chord (C-Eb-G / C)


3. Chord symbol with 1 letter and a dim beside it signifies a diminished chord, root played in the LH:

C dim = C diminished chord (C-Eb-Gb / C)
*for fully diminished chord, the chord symbol is dim7: C dim7 = C diminished chord + added diminished 7th (C-Eb-Gb-Bbb / C)


4. Chord symbol with 1 letter and a aug beside it signifies an augmented chord, root played in the LH:

C aug = C augmented chord (C-E-G# / C)


5. Chord symbol with 1 letter and 1 numer beside it signifies the major chord plus the scale degree to be added, root played in the LH:

C7 = C major chord + added m7 (C-E-G-Bb / C)
C9 = C major chord + added m7 + added 9th (C-E-G-Bb-D / C)
C11 = C major chord + added m7 + added 9th + added 11th (C-E-G-Bb-D-F / C)
C13th = C major chord + added m7 + added 9th + added 11th + added 13th (C-E-G-Bb-D-F-A / C)
Cadd9 = C major chord + added 9th (C-D-E-G / C)
C6 = C major chord + added 6th (C-E-G-A / C)


6.  Chord symbol with 1 capitalized M and a 7 signifies a major 7th chord, root played in the LH:

CM7 = C major chord + added M7 (C-E-G-B / C)


7. Chord symbol with 1 letter, an m, dim, or aug beside it, and 1 number signifies the minor, diminished, or augmented chord plus the scale degree to be added, root played in the LH:

Cm7 = C minor chord + added m7 (C-Eb-G-Bb / C)
Cm9 = C minor chord + added m7 + added 9th (C-Eb-G-Bb-D / C)
Cm11 = C minor chord + added m7 + added 9th + added 11th (C-Eb-G-Bb-D-F / C)
Cm13th = C minor chord + added m7 + added 9th + added 11th + added 13th (C-Eb-G-Bb-D-F-A / C)
Cm add9 = C minor chord + added 9th (C-Db-E-G / C)
Cm6 = C minor chord + added 6th (C-E-G-Ab / C)


8. Chord symbol with 1 letter and 1 or more numbers in parenthesis, but the added to the number is a flat (b) or sharp (#) signifiies what to do to the scale degree.  A flat (b) means lower the added scale degree and a sharp (#) means raise the added scale degree, root played in the LH:

C7 (b5) (#9) = C major chord + added lowered 5 + added m7 + added raised 9 (C-E-Gb-G-Bb-D# / C)


Slash Chord Symbols


1. Chord symbol with 2 letters separated by a slash (/) signifies that the letter to the left of the slash is played in the RH and the letter to the right of the slash is played in the LH:

C/E = C major chord played in the RH + E played in the LH (C-E-G / E)

That's the only difference between a non-slash chord and slash chord.  All the other rules of the non-slash chord apply to the slash chord. You can play chords any way you want, as long as the proper note is on the bottom.  You can play all the other notes of the chord any way you see fit.  There are even certain chords where you can omit a note(s) and still have the chord.  I hope this helps!!!

[PROSTR8]

Slash Chord Symbols


1. Chord symbol with 2 letters separated by a slash (/) signifies that the letter to the left of the slash is played in the RH and the letter to the right of the slash is played in the LH:

C/E = C major chord played in the RH + E played in the LH (C-E-G / E)

That's the only differenc between a non-slash chord and slash chord.  All the other rules of the non-slash chord apply to the slash chord. You can play chords any way you want, as long as the proper note is on the bottom.  You can play all the other notes of the chord any way you see fit.  There are even certain chords where you can omit a note(s) and still have the chord.  I hope this helps!!!

T=BLOCK....

Now a btha is horribly confused.  I thought it was the opposite.....becasue most chorded songs I see on here have been

LH/RH.  So when it is the case for what you've mentioned?

 

[T-Block]

Listen PROSTR8, on this site, when you see a chord written out like C / C-E-G, it means LH/RH.  That is strictly for this site.

But, when you see chords symbols written in sheet music like C / E, it means RH/LH.  This is how you will see music written in the real world. 

On this site, 4hisglory and other sites like his wanted to make music easier to learn by writting out the chords the way you play them, LH/RH.  Either way is fine, but whoever is posting chords needs to make a note at the beginning of the post about how to read and play their chords.

Are you still confused?  Both ways are acceptable, you just gotta know which rule to apply at what time.

[SupremeSaltine]

Cm add9 = C minor chord + added 9th (C-Db-E-G / C) ---> C-D-Eb-G
Cm6 = C minor chord + added 6th (C-E-G-Ab / C) ---> C-Eb-G-A

I think these 2 are just typos.

8. Chord symbol with 1 letter and 1 or more numbers in parenthesis, but the added to the number is a flat (b) or sharp (#) signifiies what to do to the scale degree.  A flat (b) means lower the added scale degree and a sharp (#) means raise the added scale degree, root played in the LH:

C7 (b5) (#9) = C major chord + added lowered 5 + added m7 + added raised 9 (C-E-Gb-G-Bb-D# / C)

This would actually be C-E-Gb-Bb-Eb, because you have a flat 5 there is no natural 5.  For there to be both 5ths in the chord, it would be written C7 (#9 #11).  But thats just nitpicking -- good post.

[T-Block]

Thanks for the correction(s).  Even the teacher makes mistakes at some point.

[icdattoney]

Actually, the C7 (flat 5)(sharp 9) should be spelled:  C - E - G flat - B flat - D sharp. E flat is an incorrect spelling. The "D" must be present in order for the symbol (#9) to be true.  Therefore, D sharp is preferred to E flat.

Hope this helps.

[T-Block]

Actually, the C7 (flat 5)(sharp 9) should be spelled:  C - E - G flat - B flat - D sharp. E flat is an incorrect spelling. The "D" must be present in order for the symbol (#9) to be true.  Therefore, D sharp is preferred to E flat.

Hope this helps.

Who is this referring too?  I did use a D# to represent the #9.  Who used an Eb, I don't see anyone who did?

[riddimriffer]

Hello to all that read this message i just wanted to see if anyone can give me somne info on this becuas e wat do they be menaing when the chord has a 6 at the top and how do you even play the chord and also wat does the be have mean and how do you play the chord if u can please let me know .Tha nks for the help and god blesssing and love i give you

Okay, let's start with a C Major Chord: C  E  G

C is the root

E is the major third--which defines your chord (Hint: MAJOR) Hehehe.

G is the perfect fifth which provides the stability of the chord.

So we know this so far...

What is the sixth? What is the flatted five (or b5)?

In our C Major Chord,

We know our perfect fifth is G. So we count up a whole step to get our sixth:

G--> G#--> A. So, C Major has A as its sixth.

For the b5: we know in the C Major Chord, the perfect fifth is G. The stabilizer note. To make a flat five (or b5), we move the perfect fifth down a half step: G-->  Gb. Gb is the flat five (or b5) for C Major chord.


To make a C Major 6 (b5) [Like you wanted to know about]:

Root/ Bass: C.

Major third is E.

Flat Five (or b5) is Gb.

Sixth is A.

[MrTea]

Hello to all that read this message i just wanted to see if anyone can give me somne info on this becuas e wat do they be menaing when the chord has a 6 at the top and how do you even play the chord and also wat does the be have mean and how do you play the chord if u can please let me know .Tha nks for the help and god blesssing and love i give you

 

The common name is D/C, which means you play a Dmaj  triad over a C root.
C/D,Gb,A= 1, 2, 5b, 6

[rspindy]

Hello to all that read this message i just wanted to see if anyone can give me somne info on this becuas e wat do they be menaing when the chord has a 6 at the top and how do you even play the chord and also wat does the be have mean and how do you play the chord if u can please let me know .Tha nks for the help and god blesssing and love i give you

If I am getting your question correct, you are asking about a chord that looks something like this -- C 6(b5).  If so, that is an unusual way to name either an Am6 or F#m7(b5)/Gbm7(b5) which is sometimes referred to as a "half-diminished" 7th (diminished triad with m7)

The C6(b5) = C E Gb A  -- Gb = F#
Am6 = A C E F#
F#m7(b5) = F# A C E

In 40 years of playing, I've never run across that chord written as C 6(b5) only the other two names.

In most cases, the intended chord for a m6 is actually the half-diminished chord (m7(b5)) with the root a m3 below the root of the m6 -- which is the same as the added 6 on the m6.

[sjonathan02]

Why is everyone adding a (b5)? The original poster said NOTHING about a (b5).


C6 = C E G A     that's it.   The chord is asking you to play the sixth degree of the scale of that chord (in this case, C and the sixth tone in the key of C is A)



Wow, folks making stuff hard.

[T-Block]

Why is everyone adding a (b5)? The original poster said NOTHING about a (b5).

He did in the title of the post.

[sjonathan02]

He did in the title of the post.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, my bad!!!