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Originally Posted by latinjazzcat ::Bangs head against desk:: I'm working on analyzing a piece for music theory, and I need some assistance. There is a chord that, from the bass to soprano, reads like this: "C, G, D, F". Maybe my brain is just fried, but for the life of me I can't figure out what kind of chord this is. I know I should know it, and I've probably seen it a million times, but I am seriously stumped. Any help would be much appreciated. |
They key is quite important. Also, you have no flat or sharps listed above. That makes the key likely to be C maj or G maj.
A C7 chord is usually
C E G B
you have
C G D F
not really close
A C9 chord is usually
C E G B D
you have
C G D F
closer
A C11 chord is usually
C E G B D F
you have
C G D F
Seems to be a C11 chord using four notes.
It will be a strange sounding chord with an open 5th twice, but these chords are often done that way. It would resolve nicely to a IV (inverted) chord:
F A C F moving the G to the A and the D to the C
Let's see if this works:
:treble: :c: :g: :d6: :f6:
moving to
:treble: :c: :a: :c6: :f6:
