On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, John Chambers wrote: > Luis Pablo Gasparotto writes: > | I think the problem is in the ABC-to-ABC stuff when transposing chords. > | I transpose "Cm7(b5)" six steps up (ninth for alto saxophone) this chord > | becomes in "Am7(gb5)". It parses b like a note and not like a flat. > > This is probably because the most common use of such parens is to > indicate an alternate chord.
Say what? What happened to "Cm7""b5". *That's* an alternate chord for you. True you can but alternate chords between brackets but then above the other chords. > Lest someone thing that it's silly to have a term for chords without > a third, No that's ok :-) -- l8er Atte To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
