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Title: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: acts2-38 on May 06, 2011, 08:35:33 AM

This chord seems to fit in a song Im learning but even through inverting I just cant seem to figure out what it is. Any help?

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: elio on May 06, 2011, 09:12:49 AM

I'd call it a F7b5/A

A: bass
F: 1
A: 3
B: flat 5
Eb: dominant 7

I usually see this chord as a III, VI or VII.

What key is the song in?

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: floaded27 on May 06, 2011, 09:34:27 AM

to keep it simple, 2 possibilities come to mind
F7b5 over A
B7b5 over A

it would be a nightmare trying to visualize/describe as some type of A chord

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: betnich on May 06, 2011, 12:35:16 PM

Okay, I'll play....one of those ambiguous chords...put a C# and a G in, and it could be a Whole-tone scale in A...or F...

;)

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: ferrente on May 06, 2011, 08:24:04 PM

 flat fifth  F7 b5 = F A B Eb
 This chord is also use in jazz

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: budrok on May 19, 2011, 06:31:45 PM

always remember to approach a chord from where you are coming from and where you are going.   What is the chord before the A/F-A-B-Eb and what is the chord after the A/F-A-B-Eb. 

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: sjonathan02 on May 19, 2011, 09:07:21 PM

Quote from: ferrente on May 06, 2011, 08:24:04 PM

flat fifth  F7 b5 = F A B Eb
 This chord is also use in jazz

This. and one would add over A since there's an A in the bass.

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: sjonathan02 on May 19, 2011, 09:08:41 PM

Quote from: floaded27 on May 06, 2011, 09:34:27 AM

to keep it simple, 2 possibilities come to mind
F7b5 over A
B7b5 over A

it would be a nightmare trying to visualize/describe as some type of A chord

This never would have occurred to me.  :-\

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: T-Block on May 20, 2011, 10:14:25 PM

Quote from: sjonathan02 on May 19, 2011, 09:08:41 PM

This never would have occurred to me.  :-\

That's what happens when u get deeeeeep into theory, lol.

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: betnich on May 21, 2011, 01:00:39 AM

Okay, here's another one - from a song God blessed me with today - :)

Ab  Gb   |  D  F  Bb 

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: floaded27 on May 21, 2011, 12:57:22 PM

of course RH is a Bb major chord, but im guessing you want to either put it in terms of Gb or Ab (which is odd since they're so close in the LH)
it could be a loose voicing of a
Ab13#11

or

GbM9#5

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: T-Block on May 21, 2011, 06:19:40 PM

Quote from: betnich on May 21, 2011, 01:00:39 AM

Ab  Gb   |  D  F  Bb

To me sounds like either: Bb7(b13)/Ab  or  GbM9#5/Ab

Interesting to know what the chords before and after it are. Sounds like a nice 1-4 progression, using inversions though.

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: betnich on May 21, 2011, 09:31:08 PM

Ab13#11 it is, especially when Eb is added.

Without the Eb, my notation program reads it as an Bb/Ab chord....

Title: Re: what chord is: A/F-A-B-Eb
Post by: acts2-38 on May 23, 2011, 10:15:44 PM

thanks yall. I been tryin to learn more complex songs with chords that Im not used to hearing....