Complicated?
You start with an R,3,5 root.
Using the 3, you use 3b for a minor or 3# (or 4) for a suspended.
Using the 5, you use 5b for a flat or 5# for an augmented.
Using the R, you add a 7 for a major 7th, a 7b for a dominant 7th or a 6 for
a 6th.
For dominant:
The 7 is R,3,5,7b
The 9 is R,3,5,7b,9
The 11 is R,3,5,7b,(9),11
The 13 is R,3,5,7b,(9,11),13
For Major:
The M7 is R,3,5,7
The M9 is R,3,5,7.9
The M11 is R,3,5,7,(9),11
The M13 is R,3,5,7,(9,,11),13
For Diminished 7th use R,3b,5b,7bb
For Half Diminished use R,3b,5b
"Richard L Walker"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Pensacola, FL 32504-7726 USA
-----Original Message-----
From: Laurie Griffiths [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
...I don't want to exclude these guys from using ABC but I also feel that I
don't want ABC cluttered up with very complicated descriptions of chords.
I'd rather have simple chords simply defined and an extension mechanism to
allow those who need it to define complicated [dis-]chords or to express
more control over inversions etc...
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