Hi Jim,

#4 or #11 is the standard way of writing this harmony. In jazz, 7(#11) chords 
often include a natural fifth, so "b5" is not accurate.

Cheers,

- DJA
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On Jun 18, 2015, at 1:45 PM, Williams, Jim <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Maybe it was supposed to be b5 or #4. b5 makes more sense to me than #4 in 
> the context of a dominant 7th chord.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos.
> 
>> On Jun 18, 2015, at 1:34 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dumb question here: isn't the flat 4th a D Natural which is already in the 
>> chord?
>> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [Finale] Bb7b4
>> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> Date: Jun 18, 2015 1:04 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> CC: 
>> 
>> You’ll need to go into the chord suffix editor, delete the ‘b’, select the 
>> 4, and check the box marked flat.  That should get you what you 
>> want.<br/><br/>J D Thomas<br/>ThomaStudios<br/><br/>> On Jun 18, 2015, at 
>> 9:58 AM, Barbara Touburg <[email protected]> wrote:<br/>> <br/>> Hello 
>> all,<br/>> <br/>> I need to input a Bb chord with a 7b4 chord suffix, but 
>> Finale doesn't <br/>> recognise the second b character as a flat. Any 
>> advice? Thanks!<br/>> <br/>> Barbara<br/>> 
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