Duh. Bb7/Ab of course.

On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Robert Patterson <
[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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?
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