When I first started arranging and orchestrating, tensions in chords
symbols (9, 11, 13) were only placed in ( ) when altered. I've never
really seen C9 written as C7(9) in all my travels. It seems silly.
That was the notational convention then, and AFAIK, still is. OTOH,
when I started using C(9) during sessions and rehearsals when I lived
and worked in LA, it was NEVER questioned. But then, neither would
C7(9) be questioned. But it takes longer to write and that was one of
my points.
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J D Thomas
ThomaStudios
West Linn OR
www.thomastudios.com
On Jun 21, 2008, at 4:35 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote:
C9 and Cadd9 are different quality chords. The first symbol is an
abreviation of C7(9), which is a dominant 9th chord; the other is a
triad plus an added maj 9th, without a seventh. When I see the
symbol C(9) I immedialy think of a C7(9).
Harold
At 19:34 -0700 20/6/08, jd IMAP wrote:
. I started writing C(9) instead of Cadd9 and it not only appeased
my basic sense of impatience, the musicians I worked with instantly
gravitated towards it, read it without any hesitation whatsoever,
and the game was on.
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