Re: [abcusers] Modal three chord trick

2001-02-11 Thread Mike Whitaker
On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:12:45PM +0100, Frank Nordberg wrote: > Mixolydian: I IV Vm > Dorian Im IV Vm >(or maybe: Im IIm Vm) > Aeolian:Im IVm Vm In all these three I'd replace Vm with VII. -- Mike Whitaker | Work: +44 1733 7

Re: [abcusers] Modal three chord trick

2001-02-11 Thread Frank Nordberg
Richard L Walker wrote: > > Seems like once a key has been specified, any of the I, iim, IV, V type > terminology would also be specified. If terms like Ionian do not exist for > any specific key, scale type or chord, it might be best to stay with the > (Roman) numerals. (I'm going back into

Re: [abcusers] Modal three chord trick

2001-02-11 Thread Frank Nordberg
I hope nobody minds that we stray a bit outside the field of ABC here... I think I'd better say that I made up my little table simply by trying to adapt the tonic-subdominant-dominant system to the various modes. Then I tried to come up with something else when that solution *obviously* didn't

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RE: [abcusers] Modal three chord trick

2001-02-11 Thread Richard L Walker
Seems like once a key has been specified, any of the I, iim, IV, V type terminology would also be specified. If terms like Ionian do not exist for any specific key, scale type or chord, it might be best to stay with the (Roman) numerals. (I'm going back into the lurk mode because I don't even kn

Re: [abcusers] Modal three chord trick

2001-02-11 Thread Laurie Griffiths
Laurie Griffiths wrote: > What would pundits see as being the equivalent three (or if need be two or > four or whatever) chord trick for other open keys? Frank Nordberg replied: > How about this: > Lydian: I #IVmb5 V >(or maybe: I II V) > Ionian: I II

Re: [abcusers] Modal three chord trick

2001-02-11 Thread Frank Nordberg
Laurie Griffiths wrote: > > The "three chord trick" (pun on the three card trick, or three card monte) > says that you can harmonise any tune with three chords. In the open key > of C major these are: > C major harmonises C E or G (in any octave > G7 harmonises D F G or B (in any octave) > F m

Re: [abcusers] Announcement: An ABC standards committee has been formed

2001-02-11 Thread Frank Nordberg
Laura Conrad wrote: > > Chris Walshaw wrote: > > Chris> Mea culpa. I agree - I too am more interested in > Chris> music (and my work) > Chris> than defining the standard and both of those have been > Chris> going rather well recently. John Atchley has volunteer

Re:[abcusers] Announcement: An ABC standards committee has been formed

2001-02-11 Thread Bryancreer
John Chambers said - >And now Bruce is part of the cabal that's inflicting its >own ideas about ABC on the poor, oppressed user community. It looks as if Bruce didn't make it after all. Wil Macaulay said - >if you write your abc/Noteworthy converter to use a version of abc >that is not in the

[abcusers] Modal three chord trick

2001-02-11 Thread Laurie Griffiths
The "three chord trick" (pun on the three card trick, or three card monte) says that you can harmonise any tune with three chords. In the open key of C major these are: C major harmonises C E or G (in any octave G7 harmonises D F G or B (in any octave) F major harmonises C F or A (in any octave)

Re: [abcusers] developers/user

2001-02-11 Thread Laurie Griffiths
From: John Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said "...in any language that is at all useful, it's always possible to write nonsense..." Absolutely! The value of ABC lies in the ability to write useful things, the ability to write them simply and clearly. Nonsense like K:_F^E is just irrelevant. You