On Jan 5, 2005, at 4:49 PM, Brian Williams wrote:
Darcy James Argue wrote:
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
Claire Fisher would vehemently disagree with you on this. Depending upon the
key signature, a lowered alteration could either be flat or natural, and a
raised alteration could either be sharp or natural. Using + and - in front
of alterations removes all confusion. For example:
B7(b5) might imply B, D#, Fb, A to the literal-minded person because the 5th
is already sharped. Where as B7(-5) implies exactly what it intends.
Just my $.02 Brian
With complete respect for Clare Fischer (the underappreciated jazz composer/pianist, I assume?) everyone who uses chord symbols nowadays knows that all extensions are major or perfect unless otherwise specified, with the exception of the 7th, which is always minor unless otherwise specified. Chord symbols are not supposed to be key-specific - they were devised taht way.
Chirsotpher
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