How would you play the following progressions:
C | B7 | Em | E7 | Am | D7 | G7
C | F#m7b5-B7 | Em | Bm7b5-E7 | Am | D7 | G7.
C | F#m7b5|Bm7b5|E7 | Am | D7 | G7
I mean the spelling for each chord.
What is the timing (4/4, 6/8), tempo (fast, slow), genre, etc. that these chords come from?
There's a lot to consider when voicing chords as floaded mentioned. The way I would chord these progressions will different from the way any other musician will voice them. That's the beauty in chord symbols, there really isn't a right or wrong way to chord, as long as u have all the necessary notes.
Take the last progression, there are about 4 ways I can think of right now as to how I would chord that. Pluse for each way, I may change an inversion, or the entire chord itself, exponentially increasing the number of ways to play it. Example:
C | F#m7b5|Bm7b5|E7 | Am | D7 | G7
C / G-C-E
F# / A-C-E
B / A-D-F
E / G#-C-D-G
A / B-C-D-G
D / F#-A-C-E
G / F-G#-B-D
Now what I can do is keep one chord the same, and change the inversion of every other chord. Then repeat for the other chords. That's about 50 different ways right there. Each change gives you a different sound and feel. The one I use depends on the song. So, just memorizing this and using it as the end all way to chord it would be a big mistake. Ya feel me?
Every progression I play I have at least 3 additional ways of playing it. It could be as simple as changing the inversion, but it's still a different way to play it. Just in case I have to play it continously, it won't be the same exact thing every time. This is where your experimenting comes in handy.