Re: [Finale] Chord rant

2003-06-12 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 9:55 PM -0400 6/11/03, Darcy James Argue wrote: On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 02:18 PM, Christopher BJ Smith wrote: Or how about Major 7 sus4? Hmm, I've used it before, though I usually would call it something else, like G7/C instead of Cmaj7(sus4), but I wouldn't write out Major like that

Re: [Finale] Chord rant

2003-06-11 Thread Darcy James Argue
On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 02:18 PM, Christopher BJ Smith wrote: Or how about Major 7 sus4? Hmm, I've used it before, though I usually would call it something else, like G7/C instead of Cmaj7(sus4), but I wouldn't write out Major like that. Yeah, that's generally how it's used. I should h

RE: [Finale] Chord rant

2003-06-11 Thread Mark D. Lew
At 6:48 AM 06/11/03, Brad Beyenhof wrote: [answering me] >> I once wrote a choral piece (well, started to write >> anyway...) that began >> with a tight C-D-F# that remained harmonically ambiguous for >> a few bars >> until the bass G joined and the suspension came down. > >How were you able to ke

Re: [Finale] Chord rant

2003-06-11 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 9:37 PM -0400 6/10/03, Giz Bowe wrote: There's no "7 (b9b13)", just "(b9b13)". There are 2 "7(b13 nat9)"s, though. Wacky. Why not 9(b13)? Chord symbol 15 is a 13th chord; What's wrong with that? There's a Maj6 I agree, just dumb. C6 is plenty; major is assumed. , but no Maj9 -- just M

RE: [Finale] Chord rant

2003-06-11 Thread Giz Bowe
I've got to concede that this is indeed a recognizable and oft-used chord. I just hadn't run across it in my jazz playing; Darcy says Randy Newman uses it quite a bit. When playing it on the keyboard, I recognize it as a sound Chicago has used also. At 09:48 AM 6/11/03, you wrote: > >Or how abo

RE: [Finale] Chord rant

2003-06-11 Thread Brad Beyenhof
On Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:22 AM, Mark D. Lew wrote: > At 9:37 PM 06/10/03, Giz Bowe wrote: > > >Or how about Major 7 sus4? > > I never write in any style that calls for chord symbols, but > I do love that > chord. > > I once wrote a choral piece (well, started to write > anyway...) that

Re: [Finale] Chord rant

2003-06-11 Thread Mark D. Lew
At 9:37 PM 06/10/03, Giz Bowe wrote: >Or how about Major 7 sus4? I never write in any style that calls for chord symbols, but I do love that chord. I once wrote a choral piece (well, started to write anyway...) that began with a tight C-D-F# that remained harmonically ambiguous for a few bars un

Re: [Finale] Chord rant

2003-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 09:37 PM, Giz Bowe wrote: Some of the symbols -- does anybody really use a Maj13 without sharping the 11th? Yes. Or how about Major 7 sus4? Yup. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Boston MA No one likes us I don't know why We may not be perfect But heaven knows we t

[Finale] Chord rant

2003-06-10 Thread Giz Bowe
I usually do my stuff with JazzFont, but this evening I worked on a small project for a friend who didn't have JazzFont, so I used the default template with Arial chords -- ARRRGG There's no "7 (b9b13)", just "(b9b13)". There are 2 "7(b13 nat9)"s, though. Chord symbol 15 is a 13th chord;