Re: triangle chord notation

[joelinux]

There is a b# note; but for all practical purposes no B#7 chord.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Stewart Holmes <address@hidden>
>Sent: Aug 4, 2006 3:36 PM
>To: address@hidden
>Subject: Re: triangle chord notation
>
>> Academics poison the well when they use the system for analysis, which is
>> a purpose for which it was never intended.  Do not follow the
>> innovations suggested by academic articles.  It leads to such abominations
>> as the flat13th chord or the B#7, which is better written C7, regardless
>> of a big fat bis being in the score.
>
>I think there comes a point when the line between ease of playability & 
>musical correctness start to overlap. Personally, I think that writing B# as 
>C for ease of reading is just incorrect. I see where you're coming from, but 
>I think this is a compromise too far.
>
>Stewart 
>
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