G B7/Ab D9/A D7 G. I'll respell the Ab in the bass as G#. It seems like a better spelling to me, too.
On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Christopher Smith < [email protected]> wrote: > Yes, you are correct, except the Bb7 chord here replaces E7 going to A (or > to D/A, the cadential 6/4 that is really an A chord with two suspensions. I > imagine the next chord is D7/A, rather than D7 root position?). One of the > problems with chord symbols is that they don't always reflect the exact > harmony with perfect spellings. Tritone subs and diminished chords are often > respelled as well. > > While the proper chord symbol would be Bb7/Ab (or Bb/Ab) it would actually > be better spelled out in the bass part as G#, to show proper leading tone > function. > > I can almost guess the progression here. Is it D, D7/F#, G, Bb/Ab, D7/A ? > > Christopher > > > On Sun Oct 2, at SundayOct 2 12:53 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: > > > So I'm transcribing a record, and what I hear is the bass line > chromatically > > ascending in (as you say) a tritone substitution of the applied dominant > (of > > D). The notes are Bb-D-F-Ab(G#), but the G#/Ab is in the bass. So should > I > > call the chord Bb7/Ab? And if so, I suppose the better spelling of the > 7th > > is Ab. The following chord is D7. > > > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> > 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 > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
