I can only speak for guitarists, because I am a guitarist, classical guitarist, and I'll definatly stick to the correct naming for the correct chords, and I am now going to create my own version of this predefined guitar diagrams list. If all goes well, and I can manage it, I want to upload it for everyones use of course.
I still want to add that when browsing the chord list in tuxguitar there also is a 'dim' and a dim7' chord difference, in which the dim shows the theoretically correct dim chord, and the dim7 a dim7, as I suspected. If I am correct, but I can't tell, guitar pro probably has the same as tuxguitar, since tuxguitar presents itself as a free alternative for it. But that needs to be checked of course. I still wonder though, why in the documentation, a correct dim chord is shown in the score, while a dim7 is shown as the fret diagram. That really needs to be changed, because it is simply technically wrong. Another question, as a jazz guitarist, what name is given to a theoretically correct diminished chord, I mean, without the 7? grtz, Bart http://www.bartart3d.be/ 2011/1/30 David Kastrup <[email protected]> > Carl Sorensen <[email protected]> writes: > > > The source for the chord is this: > > > > http://www.8notes.com/guitar_chord_chart/Cxdim.asp > > > > But my "The Gig Bag Book of Picture Chords for all Guitarists" lists > > that same chord as C#dim7, but also says that dim and dim7 are > > alternate names for the same chord. > > > > According to Wikpedia, "In most sheet music books, Cdim or C0 denotes > > a diminished seventh chord with root C. and Cm-5 or Cmb5 denotes a > > diminished triad with root C. However, in some modern jazz books and > > some music theory literature, Cdim or C0 denotes a diminished tirad, > > while Cdim7 or C07 denotes a diminished seventh chord." > > > > So at least from these references, there is a difference of opinion > > about this notation. > > > > If we can get agreement from the guitarists on the list about what is > > right, we'll fix it to what is agreed. > > I think we should include accordionists in this discussion... > Accordions build their chords from notes of a fixed octave (never mind > inversions, there are separate bass buttons establishing the bass tone, > usually by alternating with the chord button). It has "seventh" and > "diminuished" chords that are notable for not including a fifth. So > indeed C#dim would be C# E Bb on an accordion. > > Accordion chords have a number of different styles of notation. One is > just spelling out the actual pitches. And that's basically what we want > to be doing in the case of guitar chord diagrams/tabulature as well. > There is no point in spelling out a keyboard chord in tabulature or > specific guitar notes. > > But there is a point in writing _keyboard_ chords in notes but putting > chord diagrams for guitar above. > > So basically we need a mechanism that can take a bunch of keyboard > chords and route them through predefined chord set translator for a > particular instrument, be that an accordion (which does not bother all > too much with fret diagrams actually, so this translation should not be > tied to them all too much) or a guitar. > > -- > David Kastrup > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >
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