From Shelley Huston: >Two non-internet friends are having an argument which the geniuses >on this list should be able to put to rest. (I'm not a theory >guru.) Is there a name for for a major chord built on the flat 7th? >Example: Bb D F in CM. Thanks all. Shel
Since the late 19th century tonal music has been influenced by the modes - especially the Mixolydian and Dorian. Most theory programs would call a Bb triad in C Major a bVII. It seems misleading to call it V of III unless it actually moves to an Eb harmony. In spite of horrifying Schenkerian scholars, I find that a Bb chord in C Major often functions as IV or IV - making a temporary plagal cadence. In pop music such a chord is simply indicated as Bb - unless, as some have mentioned, it is really part of a C7 complex (C11 with 9th added), and for me the best way to indicate it is Bb/C. How it comes to pop music is an interesting question. It could be that the Bb is borrowed from the blues, or from modal folk tunes, or even from the plagal harmonic moves in gospel music. I'd like to see someone research this. Hal -- Harold Owen 2830 Emerald St., Eugene, OR 97403 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit my web site at: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~hjowen FAX: (509) 461-3608 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
