In this case, the chord in question is perhaps a minor 7, b5. Printed sheetmusic is often guilty of that mislabelling. If you see something like Bb mi6, C7(maybe with b9), F...that's a giveaway. So that mi6 is really a mi7b5 A minor third lower ("6th" in the bass)
Sent from my iPhone On Oct 2, 2009, at 6:01 PM, "dc" <den...@free.fr> wrote: > I've been playing figured bass for years and years, but know very > little > about jazz, unfortunately. > > Someone (in a film) says about Th. Monk: > > "The first time I heard a chord like a minor 6th chord, with the 6th > in the > bass." > > Wikipedia says: > > "The chord consists of a minor triad with an added major sixth tone; > thus > in C, it would contain the notes C, Eb, G, and A. This chord might be > notated Cm6, Cm/M6, Cmin/Maj6, C min (Maj6), etc." > > My question, if the 6th is in the bass, doesn't this become a minor > 7th > chord? If not what is the difference? > > Thanks. > > Dennis > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale