Sinking into Sunday Evening

[VikingBlues]

Sometimes an improv lets the players feelings be known.

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13234477

I don't like Sundays.

Anyone know what a chord with (low to high) A, F, Bb, A, D is. Closest I seem to be able to get is Bmaj7/A. It's at the heart of the piece whatever it is.

[12bar]

Anyone know what a chord with (low to high) A, F, Bb, A, D is.

Yes, A#M7 (A#major7th):
http://12bar.de/php/generate_scales.php ... m_tunings=
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_seventh_chord

Indeed it sounds very interesting, dark and sad.

[HalfBlindLefty]

Moody VB, moody :) still, I like it.

[VikingBlues]

Thanks guys - I feel I've bonded with a guitar when it speaks my feelings like this.

Nae bad for a £230 guitar (310 euros / $350).

I seem to have stumbled on D Phrygian with the notes in that "unusual" chord. Makes sense as it's a favourite mode of mine.

[tytlblues]

I think I will sink into Friday night with this VB!!....Love that opening chord series...this has a very ethnic sound to it! AS usual, your melodic choices are superb!! Just enjoying the beautiful sounds! just heard those harmonics at 2:50 is, very well timed!

[VikingBlues]

Thank you Tytl.

I find a lot of internal calm in just exploring open tunings and experimenting with what note combinations might work - sometimes I stumble on a chord or sequence of notes which sounds so good but which I'd never have found using my knowledge of standard chord progressions. When a sound is stumbled on which matches a mood so well then things can really flow and a piece of music that is really mine is born.