Ab in the bass, Bb and Db over top...what would you call the chord?

[bbernardini]

There's an F in the melody, but not in the accompaniment. Could be a Bbm/Ab, I suppose. Or an Absus2sus4 (no 5th). :) Thoughts?

[KitchenWitch]

1. music theory was never my forte.

[supernova]

2. A flat minor

I think

or B sharp minor

[HopeHoops]

3. Bbm (no 5th) minor 7th?

[DarkTirade]

6. That's probably what I'd call it.

But I slept through most of my music theory class. (*&%ing music department only offered them at 8 am, and had my rehearsals run until 10 pm. WTF did they think I was going to do?

[begin_within]

4. Bb6, but transposed so the Ab is the lowest?

[Orsino]

5. Depends on what key you're in. n/t

[bbernardini]

7. Db major

[bluesbassman]

8. A bitch to play on the guitar...

without opposable thumbs!:rofl:

Absus2sus4 sounds right to me though. :hi:

[no name no slogan]

13. "Just play the root and the third, and let the horns get that other shit"

At least, that's what we used to say in Jazz Band

This is the DU member formerly known as WorldsLaziestGuitarist.

[harmonicon]

9. I'd say Bflat minor 7

However, not knowing what key it's in/how the chord is functioning, it could well be a Db6, as someone else mentioned - having the Ab in the bass makes me think that could be more likely.

[Lionel Mandrake]

10. I agree that it's most likely B-flat minor 7.

Leaving out the fifth hardly matters.

[crimsonblue]

11. if i could hear it I could tell you

but looking at it, I have no idea.

[Frank Cannon]

12. Count me in with the Bbmin7 crowd

I just consulted the chord dictionary on my keyboard, and it came up with Bbmin7 as well.

[cemaphonic]

14. Yeah, I'm going to agree with Bbm7, absent context.

What's the next chord?

[bbernardini]

15. Here's some context:

It's clearly meant to be a dominant going into the tonic, which is why I would lean towards the Absus2sus4, or at least a Bbm/Ab (rather than a Bbm7, since the implied harmony is the dominant).

[MilesColtrane]

17. Bbm/Ab bass if you want who ever is reading it to play that exact voicing.

Otherwise, I'd just call it a an Absus13.

[Jamastiene]

16. Fuck'd up.

I wish I could see it on sheet music. Then I might could figure it out better. :shrug: