[Dixielandjazz] 6th Chords

[RickeyZ]

Short answer... you can always play a major chord  instead of the sixth.

If it says C6, you should try to include a C, (root) but the bass is 
probably playing a C, so you can omit it.
When you said 6th, I immediately thought of /Yes, Sir, that's my baby/

The melody is, 5th, 6th, 5th, 6th, 6th, b6th.

You could play a major chord all the way thru that stanza.

I'm a guitar/banjo/bass player and my experience with charts is that 
they appear to be written
by a piano player/arranger who puts in all the notes that are being 
played by the ensemble.
My son Tim Zahn (a wonderful piano player) says the same thing about 
piano charts.
"Too much"

Fortunately for us, we know all the OKOM tunes, and don't really need a 
chart!!

Rick (Jolley) Zahniser
Colorado Nighthawks






Allan Brown wrote:
> Dear Listmates,
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> I have a technical question for ya'll.
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> The 6th chord appears on quite a few jazz lead sheets that I'm attempting to play. I'm intrigued as to the 'when' and a 'why' of this chord. C6 has all the same notes as Am7, so is it viewed as an inversion of a m7 chord or as a major chord with distinct flavour? Also, is it distinct from a 13th chord? 
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> I find it quite a tricky chord to voice on the guitar when there are lots of chords flying by, is it usually okay to just play a straight major chord whenever a 6th chord is given?
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> Many thanks in advance,
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> All the best,
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> Allan Brown
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