Hello, my friends
Need help to find a chord name.
The notes are F# - A - B.
So, the chord formula is: 1 - b3 - 4.
Thank you
Chord name help
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- KVRist
- 428 posts since 2 Mar, 2007 from UK
Could be a Bm7 or b7 without the D / D#rbarata wrote:Hello, my friends
Need help to find a chord name.
The notes are F# - A - B.
So, the chord formula is: 1 - b3 - 4.
Thank you
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- KVRAF
- 2616 posts since 17 Apr, 2004
I'd agree with gdev, at first glance it looks like a B7 variant (i.e. B is your root note, not F#). Of course it could just as easily be made into a 7sus2 or 7sus4 instead of a straight major/minor chord (with a C# or E respectively).
If you have other notes playing at the same time - on different instruments - these will help define the actual chord. In the absence of other notes, the key will also influence how the chord is perceived by the listener (e.g. major vs minor).
In case you don't know, there are loads of software chord finders out there that can provide you with information on a chord's name. I haven't used any for about 10 years though, so I can't help you there, but I'm sure google can.
If you have other notes playing at the same time - on different instruments - these will help define the actual chord. In the absence of other notes, the key will also influence how the chord is perceived by the listener (e.g. major vs minor).
In case you don't know, there are loads of software chord finders out there that can provide you with information on a chord's name. I haven't used any for about 10 years though, so I can't help you there, but I'm sure google can.
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- KVRist
- 105 posts since 4 Aug, 2008 from Atlanta, GA
I'll vote for B7 no 3rd: B F# A. However, you won't really know what to call this chord until you know what chord will follow it. This kind of voicing is difficult to name in isolation. It's just 3 tones played together. Once you you put it into a progression with other chords, then you can probably give it a name.
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- KVRist
- 69 posts since 30 Aug, 2011 from moruya nsw australia
Assuming F# is your bass note it's F#m4. F#m because A is F#minors 3rd and B is the minor 4th. If the forth is an octive higher (12th) this would be a really nice chord.
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- KVRAF
- 26033 posts since 20 Oct, 2007 from gonesville
well, just to help someone that might see that and wonder if they are confused, an octave plus a fourth is an 11th.
octave +0 = 8, octave + 2nd (1 letter name) = 9, plus 3rd (2 letter names) = 10 etc.
octave +0 = 8, octave + 2nd (1 letter name) = 9, plus 3rd (2 letter names) = 10 etc.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 467 posts since 6 Feb, 2005 from Portugal
Well, this should have been the IIm (or ii) of a progression in the key of EMaj. But I didn't liked how it sounded in the song so I changed it into this.However, you won't really know what to call this chord until you know what chord will follow it. This kind of voicing is difficult to name in isolation. It's just 3 tones played together. Once you you put it into a progression with other chords, then you can probably give it a name.
But because in the melody there was a B already, I added a C# as the 5th of the chord and an E as the b7. The result was a F#m7add4 (1-b3-4-5-b7). After removing the B from it (using the one in the melody) I changed the chord to a F#m7, which was my first intention. The overall sound didn't changed much, at least nothing that would shock me.
You can find the staff before the modification, in measure 7. BTW, tell me what you think about it.
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- KVRist
- 69 posts since 30 Aug, 2011 from moruya nsw australia
well, just to help someone that might see that and wonder if they are confused, an octave plus a fourth is an 11th.
octave +0 = 8, octave + 2nd (1 letter name) = 9, plus 3rd (2 letter names) = 10 etc.[/quote]
Sorry bro your absolutely right, whoops.
octave +0 = 8, octave + 2nd (1 letter name) = 9, plus 3rd (2 letter names) = 10 etc.[/quote]
Sorry bro your absolutely right, whoops.