Don't Make Me Play the Fool

Source notes

The penultimate chord (the next to last chord, in case you were wondering), ie. the one that resolves to the tonic chord in the cadence, is not a typical barbershop chord by any stretch of the imagination. The notes are: B-flat, F-flat, A-flat, and E-flat. (Yes, F-flat) The chord can be described in chord notation as: I7 sus4 b5 (which would be a Tonic 7th chord, with a suspended 4th, and a flat 5th) And I guess it could be argued that the chord is an E major 7th chord with a flat 5th -- but it's not -- because I say so. :) So, here's how you tune it up: The bass needs to stay solid on the hanger Bb. The bari needs to be really high on the F-flat. The lead and the tenor need to stay on the bottom side of the pitch (make it real Dirty!). Here's why: The Bass and Bari are a tritone apart, and the Bari and Tenor are a major 7th apart. But, when it resolves and locks up on the last chord, it will ring like crazy. Let me know what you think!