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

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