[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: To Dave Arnold & others: Jazz chords
From: |
David Raleigh Arnold |
Subject: |
Re: To Dave Arnold & others: Jazz chords |
Date: |
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:59:34 -0500 |
Amelie Zapf wrote:
> I'd pretty much like to go with the "Old Real Book" standards
Not to include C- for Cm, I hope. They gave up on that, finally. - and
+, again, tend to be illegible, especially when handwritten. Also if you
use b9 and #11 it is desirable to use #5 and b5 to keep it simple, which
is why you find that in jazz arrangements and not in stock arrangements.
:-)
> 2) Sequence of intervals: (m) (6 or 7) 9 11 13 5 (sus4)
The traditional thing is the farthest *unaltered* extension, followed by
the alterations list in numerical order, (b5#11), followed by the
catchall add9 or addBb and possibly the /bass note.
> 3) Fifth denoted als +5 if standing alone, so that C(+5) doesn't get
> confused with C#(5) (parentheses only for clarity).
:-)
> 5) Notate everything if there is an alteration, C7 b9 #11 #5.
C7(#5b9#11) takes 11 columns. The above takes 12.
> 6) spaces between added tones.
In the alterations list? Why?
I think you want to avoid spaces in chord names because when one chord
follows hard on another a single space can separate one from the next
adequately.
Eb+5 add 9 /G C7 b9 #11 #5 Ab13 b9 #11 G11 b5 b9 /D
Eb(#5)add9/G C7(#5b9#11) Ab13(b9#11) G11(b5b9)/D