On 05 Jan 2005, at 11:31 AM, John Howell wrote:
At 8:37 AM -0500 1/5/05, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
I write 'Maj' and '-' (minus sign). This is the only way I can sight-
read in studio without making mistakes. Triangle often confuses me with
diminish.
I know that the minus sign is in common use, but i discourage its use because it can mean two different things, minor or flat. As in: C-7(-5).
John
Hi John,
No one today would *ever* read that chord symbol as Cb7(b5). To any halfway competent musician, "C-7" means "C minor seventh," never "Cb seventh."
There's nothing whatsoever ambiguous about "C-7". If your piano player or guitarist interprets that symbol as "Cb7", they clearly have problems that can't be solved simply by using a different chord nomenclature.
As for alterations, they should be given with flats and sharps, not pluses and minuses. No matter what chord nomenclature you use, writing "(-5)" or "(+5)" instead of "(b5)" and "(#5)" is bad practice.
- Darcy ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY
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