Minor Pentatonic

[KOYCARP]

I've been trying to select a chord in Editor which is a Dmin7 with a fourth (G). This is known as a D minor pentatonic. How do I create such a chord? Alternatively I could use Dmin7/G (G in the bass) but I can't work out how to add a /bass note.

Regads

DSW

 

[pdxdjazz]

I've been trying to select a chord in Editor which is a Dmin7 with a fourth (G). This is known as a D minor pentatonic. How do I create such a chord? Alternatively I could use Dmin7/G (G in the bass) but I can't work out how to add a /bass note.

Another voicing might be Fadd9/D
(Inversions, slash-chords, specify bass note chords) are written by simply typing the forward-slash ”/” and desired note after the chord in the chord-entry field when editing. (iOS and Mac) in android, I think you just continue through the choices: select root, select quality, then select bass note (or not).
)BOB

 

[Keith88]

Bob, why not a simple G7sus? It lacks an "A" but it otherwise should do the job.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Right Keith.
Good reminder, simplicity works.
You don't have to play all the notes all the time...
Thanks
)BOB

 

[raymb1]

I've been trying to select a chord in Editor which is a Dmin7 with a fourth (G). This is known as a D minor pentatonic. How do I create such a chord? Alternatively I could use Dmin7/G (G in the bass) but I can't work out how to add a /bass note.

Regads

DSW

Why not just type in Dm11?

 

[pdxdjazz]

Here's an example chart cycling through the posted alternatives:

Minor Pentatonic Alternatives - Example

)BOB

 

[groovepowers]

can you do a Dm11 instead?

 

[engelbach]

The point of a so-called "minor pentatonic chord" is that it uses only notes from the minor pentatonic scale. In D minor, it's D F G A C.

Dm7/G, F6/G, and Fadd9/D all do this.

Dm11 does not. It contains an E, the 9th, which is outside of the D minor pentatonic scale.

In the following voicing, from low to high, one gets the "So What" chord, alternating with the same voicing a whole step up:

D G C F A, alternating with E A D G B.

Unfortunately, iReal Pro does not yet have the capacity to specify voicings. It's on the wish list.

Cheers,
Jer