On Apr 25, 2005, at 3:35 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
We all have to go with the chord symbols that are going to be understood by the players we're writing for. But there's nothing inherently confusing or ambiguous about "Gsus2" -- it's used (correctly) in hundreds of pop music publications
And incorrectly to mean Gadd9 in many more, not to mention by some arrangers, which is what causes the confusion.
and is well-understood by all the NY session guys.
But keep in mind that sus2 is a relatively new addition to chord symbol nomenclature. The original standard symbol for this was
omit3 G(add9)
which is completely clear, but I think we agree that its time has passed.
Of course, YMMV, so if you find the symbol isn't consistently interpreted in Montreal, by all means avoid it.
Thank you, I think I will. 8-)
Christopher
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