This in fact clarified the whole aspect, Christopher. Do those horns play 
simultaneously or melodically? Is the A# a #4th or a #11th higher than the E 
horn? I’m not going yo mention, at this point, how the trains’ horns sound over 
here.

Giovanni



> On 20 Jul 2015, at 17:20, Christopher Smith <christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> 
> wrote:
> 
> Heh, heh, that's cool about the individual train whistles! 
> 
> I was doing some more thinking about the chord, and for some people, saying 
> #11 necessarily implies that a 7th is present. Maybe Em(#4) would cause the 
> least confusion among musicians of all stripes (which is usually my goal, 
> rather than notating for a select audience).
> 
> Christopher
> 
> 
> On Mon Jul 20, at MondayJul 20 11:11 AM, timothy price wrote:
> 
>> Great. Thanks, Christopher. 
>> I live on the boarder between Vermont and New Hampshire in Fairlee, VT.
>> Yes, each locomotive has its unique horn.  They change over time. Wonder who 
>> comes up with them. 
>> 
>> tim
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jul 20, 2015, at 11:04 AM, Christopher Smith wrote:
>> 
>>> Wowee! Not a standard chord, but yes, Virginia, we CAN come up with a name 
>>> for it. Em(#11) would do it.
>>> 
>>> Where do you live? All the trains around me sound the same.
>>> 
>>> Christopher
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon Jul 20, at MondayJul 20 11:00 AM, timothy price wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Asking for some help as I am not very familiar with this: 
>>>> 
>>>> I live about a mile from a rail line. Each engine has its own particular 
>>>> horn sound... some major, some 7th, some minor, diminished, etc..
>>>> But one in particular intrigues me:  would describe it as being a G 
>>>> signature, but one of the E minors.  The notes are E, G, A#, and B.
>>>> How would you notate and describe this chord?
>>>> 
>>>> thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> tim
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