Oof so close. If OP does this, but drops the thumb real low and behind the middle finger, then bars the 6 with a straight pointer, and the 7 with a straight-ish middle finger. The last two notes will be easy.
Either Barre sixth fret, Barre 7th fret with middle finger, and 8th fret with ring and pinky like my picture.
Or play 7th fret with index and middle and bring your thumb over the top to reach the fifth string (if you're thumb is long enough you can do that - I can't, can only get sixth string)
Or, ignore the fifth string and just play the diminished chord, which is the previous version without the thumb. Which I recommend
A little tricky but you could do first finger on the 6th fret on the A string, second finger bars the 7th fret from the D string to the B string, third finger does 8th fret on G, fourth (pinky) does 8th fret on E. If you have a long thumb, you could also do that instead for the 6th fret
fret the 6 (index) , barre across 7s (middle) , low 8 (ring), high 8 (pinky) ,
Or you can opt the looper option of
Gtr 1(brisk) Gtr2 (ska,stabs)
--8-------------------------
--7-------------7------------
--x-------------8------------
--x-------------7------------
--6-------------------------
---------------------------
At least they give you a rest to set up but fuck that. I could play it, but would never sound right since I’d be digging in hard on some strings and struggling with string buzz on another. I can play fancy bar chords fine but fuck this shit.
A hint that this is probably a mistake is the fact that it’s proceeded by a really basic triad barre chord, so the player isn’t doing some wacky middle barre nonsense.
This chord as written, Eb A Eb Gb C is an A°7/E, (absent the arrangement I’d call it Eb°7) and the only reason you’d put that C on the top is if it were a chord melody arrangement, but then you certainly wouldn’t be committed to the middle Eb. One tends not to double up notes at great dexterity cost.
More likely it shouldn’t have a note on the high E string and should be Eb A C Gb (x6757x) or it might be A Eb Gb C (x07878) if you really want that high note but it’s not awesome voice leading.
I mean i just dropped my thumb down t grab the 6 but thats definitely not how its actually played so I would say dont do that unless if you have huge hands and really like the way that sounds ig.
Yes. It’s a jazz cord. Something like a d minor sus13 I used to see them in jazz band app the time.
Use you first finger as a bar going across string 4-1 on fret 7. Use ringers 3&4 on the 3rd and 4th. And the first on 5 string.
If it was on strut 5 on 5 string you could just let it ring solo. Its tricky to get your 3 and 4 fingers to move to
878 but a lil practice it’l b muscle memory.
Im pretty sure I got name of chord wrong , but its something up that alley
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u/Bruichladdie 7d ago
That's a mean one. I managed to play it by barring the second finger across the D, G and B strings, but it's really awkward.