Hi @BanjoBen How do you make a Flatted 7th Chord in the D Position?
I am trying to arrange a backup TAB for Over in the Gloryland and I’ve come unstuck with the A7 Chord. I am fine in the F Shape but what to do when I split the measure and move to the D Shape do I just play A or is there a Flatted 7th position in the D Shape? I just don’t recall a lesson that explains this.
Archie, here is a chart to 4 note chords that include the b7th ( C )
You can also experiment with partial chords (3 notes) to find the sound you’re looking for. Example: on the first chord in the chart you can remove the F# (3rd) and play only the middle three strings,=. Another option is including the open D on the first string.
https://banjochords.net/chords/root/d/7/
Just a note for future reference: the flat 7th is normally referred to as Dominant 7th or just 7th. The note 1/2 step above that would usually be called Major 7th. This is why you won’t hear chords called “D flatted 7th” , etc…
It’s better to think about what makes it a dominant 7th chord rather than memorize positions. What we need to think about is finding the root note in the chord and dropping it a whole step to the flatted 7th note. If we can figure that out, then we can know the chord position.
In a D shape, the root is located on the 2nd string. To make an A chord with D shape, the 2nd string is fretted on the 10th fret (that would be a root note, the A note). Let’s drop that a whole step to the 8th fret to make it a G note (which is the flatted 7th), and that’s what we get here:
Thanks Ben I just couldn’t get my head round what I needed to do. I know what to do out of the F shape since it comes up a lot in lessons but anything surrounding the D shape still remains a bit of a mystery unless I watch it on screen.
Thanks Dave
This right here… This is the stuff (theory) that absolutely blows my mind.
But in reality @10-S-E_Dave all @BanjoBen is doing is moving a finger position down two frets, from the 10th to the 8th. it’s not really difficult it’s just my grey cells are auld and need a little prompt every now and then.
