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Help with chords in "smile"


Bad B.

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Hello. im working a little bit with the number called "smile" by Charlie Chaplin. The first 8 bars goes like this:

 

/ G / G / G / G / G / Gdim / Am7 / E7 /

 

so my question is: do you know some substitution chords for G chords. I've figure you could play G6 or G6/9 instead of just G. But its a little bit borring just hitting one chord for five bars. Do some of you know some other chords you could use instead?

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Hi,

 

one possibility might me alternating between G and D7sus (or D9sus).....

This usually works fine, sure does with "smile"....

So it would be like this :

 

G69 / D9sus / Gmaj7 / D9sus / G/B or Bm7 / Bbdim7 ....etc.

 

This is how I might play it.

Hope this helps,

 

Lars

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Originally posted by Bad B.

hi lars. thanks alot, just what i was looking for.

But how do you play the D9sus chord? like this: x55555?

 

 

Yeah, that's a possibility,

you could also add a 13, that would be

x55557 going to x55555.

 

you could also play the Gmaj chords with D in the bass, then you have the D for the first couple of bars in the bass.

 

Other options for the Dsus chord :

10x1098x

10x109810

10x10987

 

for the last one you will have to play the D bass note with your thumb.

 

Lars

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