At 11:05 +0200 02/10/09, dc 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
If it is a major triad with an added major 6th, yes: C6/A is the same as Am7. But you're talking about a minor 6th. Then, if it is a minor triad with an added minor 6th it becomes a major 7th chord: Cm(b6)/Ab is the same as AbMaj7. And if it the triad is major and the 6th minor, then you get an Ab augmented triad plus a major 7th, notated as AbMaj7(#5). In chord changes writing, to write a Cm(b6)/Ab is nonsense. Harold _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
