Christopher Smith / 2007/06/29 / 09:29 AM wrote: >That's not really true. There is nothing in chord symbol nomenclature >that says what the distribution of voices is aside from the bass >note; that's why it is a chord symbol and not a written-out voicing.
Jazz theory is still young. I believe we are here to establish what is the best, the best as in less confusion without further explanation. I preach the numeric value attached to the letter determines the highest extension of the voicing :-) CMaj13 includes Major 7th and Major 9th, while CMaj6 or C6 does not. C-13 includes minor 7th and Major 9th (if context allows), while C-6 does not. C2 is C and D, while C9 includes the 3rd, the 5th, and the minor 7th. CMaj(add2) is C-D-E-G, no 6th/13th nor Major 7th. C2 is a chord that avoids Major/minor distinction, as well as Major/ dominant distinction. You still want to use chord symbol for this two note chord for improvisation. The improviser will have the freedom to choose between Major, minor, or dominant, if context allows. -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA <http://a-no-ne.com> <http://anonemusic.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
