On 05 Jan 2005, at 11:31 AM, John Howell wrote:
At 8:37 AM -0500 1/5/05, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
I write 'Maj' and '-' (minus sign). This is the only way I can sight- read in studio without making mistakes. Triangle often confuses me with diminish.
I know that the minus sign is in common use, but i discourage its use because it can mean two different things, minor or flat. As in: C-7(-5).
John
Hi John,
No one today would *ever* read that chord symbol as Cb7(b5). To any halfway competent musician, "C-7" means "C minor seventh," never "Cb seventh."
My point exactly. I intended the chord symbol to mean "C minor 7th flat 5," but you prove my point by reading it as "C flat 7th flat 5." Anything capable of being ambiguous should be, in my opinion, avoided.
But I do agree on (and use in practice) a flat or sharp for altered notes.
John
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