chord question

[335clone]

I have been trying to figure out a song for a long time, has a crazy tuning but finally worked that out. Tuning is a variant of open C

CCGCEG (5th & 6th string C's are an octave apart)

So the I and IV are pretty simple (all open for the I, 002010 for the IV (F)

But watching the video, the V is apparently 720010 (it's playable due to a partial capo at the 5th which does not cover the 6th string)

But that makes the chord GDGCFG which almost sounds ok but seems kinda weird. What would you call this chord? A chord finder I tried called it G6/11sus. Would that function as a V chord in a C progression?

 

[Mark Wein]

But that makes the chord GDGCFG which almost sounds ok but seems kinda weird. What would you call this chord? A chord finder I tried called it G6/11sus. Would that function as a V chord in a C progression?

Absolutely. You have a preponderance of notes from the V chord (G,D and F) and the C is actually the sus4 (which is also the sus11 depending on the kind of nomenclature that you are using). I don't know where the "6" comes from since there is no E note in the chord, though.

 

[335clone]

Absolutely. You have a preponderance of notes from the V chord (G,D and F) and the C is actually the sus4 (which is also the sus11 depending on the kind of nomenclature that you are using). I don't know where the "6" comes from since there is no E note in the chord, though.

Cool!

These are the results I got

Isn't G - G,B,D though, not G,B,F? F# is the 7th, so trying to see how the F fits in to the V.

Remember, I'm kinda slow at this theory stuff

 

[335clone]

oops., I put in an E instead of F

So G11sus4

 

[335clone]

Makes more sense now

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

......so trying to see how the F fits in to the V.

V7

 

[335clone]

......so trying to see how the F fits in to the V.

V7

Yep, I confused myself when I entered an E into the chord gen software instead of the F.

Though I thought the 7 was F#

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

Yep, I confused myself when I entered an E into the chord gen software instead of the F.

Though I thought the 7 was F#

F# is the major 7 of G. F# not in the key of C major. F is the minor(flat7 or dominate) 7, the go to 7 for a V to I. it resolves a half step down to the E(maj 3rd of C).

 

[335clone]

Thanks, that makes sense.