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 >> >> ----- >> >> 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
