Re: What should be the default B7 chord?

[pls]

On 11.01.2014, at 21:15, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:

> Johan Vromans <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>> Carl Sorensen <address@hidden> writes:
>> 
>>> Would you like the first chord in the attachment (barred on fret 2) or the
>>> second chord (open chord in first position)?
>> 
>> I have a slight preferrence for the second although I don't mind the
>> first position.
> 
> You know that this answer does not make sense?  The "second" chord _is_
> the "first position" variant.
> 
>> In either position: why is the lower fis excluded? It fits nicely in the
>> chord, unless you're the 'lowest note must be root' kind of player...
> 
> Uh, lowest note _must_ be root when strumming or it sounds awful.  For
> the barre, I _would_ barr the fis in order to have the low dominant for
> finger-picking alternate basses.
> 
> For the open chord, there is no finger left (assuming that we leave the
> thumb alone) for fingering the low fis, so the question does not even
> arise.
Well for the open chord it's quite common for alternate basses to jump back and 
fourth between fifth and sixth string with the second finger.  You can 
basically do the same with the first finger in barre chords.  I would not 
include the lower fis in a B7 fret diagram (by default) because strictly 
speaking it's not part of this chord.  It belongs to a B7/Fis chord.
> 
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