While that IS a common name, I don't use it because it implies that the 5th degree of the chord scale is the altered one, rather than the 4th scale degree. Chord symbols in jazz are not only the harmony notes present (like figured bass in classical music), they also give information about the chord scale for improvisation. Since the chord scale of the Fr6 chord includes both the D and the Eb (4th and 5th), I would prefer Ab7(#11) to Ab7(b5). Of course, as I mentioned previously, if you are talking about the aug6th chords, you are probably NOT talking about a style of music where chord scales are important.
Christopher On Sat Oct 1, at SaturdayOct 1 6:35 PM, Steve Parker wrote: > For the French 6th I would write Ab7(b5) > > Steve P. > > On 1 Oct 2011, at 21:52, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >> Hi Robert: >> >> In the key of C: >> >> Ger 6th: Ab7 >> Fr 6th: Ab7 (#11) or Ab7 (#4) >> It 6th: Ab7 (omit 5) >> >> In jazz theory, these would all be considered tritone substitutions for the >> applied dominant of V (V7 of V). >> >> Cheers, >> >> - DJA >> ----- >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >> >> >> >> On 1 Oct 2011, at 4:16 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: >> >>> Is there any accepted practice for writing aug 6th chords in a jazz chart? >>> For example, in the key of D Maj, a Ger 6th would be enharmonically Bb7, but >>> is there a more appropriate notation? And what about Fr and It 6th chords? >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
