Re: triangle chord notation

[joelinux]

I haven't heard of the key of D#, but if it did exist it would contain two 
double sharps.  All chord symbols are named by convention.  As for the root 
relating to the key signature; I doubt it, because musical compositions contain 
many tonal center shifts - hence accidentals.  The root of a chord symbol and 
is related more to the the momentary tonal (key) center, not necessarily the 
written key signature.  

-----Original Message-----
>From: Andre Schnoor <address@hidden>
>Sent: Aug 9, 2006 5:02 AM
>To: address@hidden
>Subject: Re: triangle chord notation
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>Michael J Millett wrote:
>> Key signatures don't count when using chord symbols.
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>Only for the naming of the root. There's a big difference between Ebmaj7 
>and D#maj7, so the root pitch should reflect its meaning within the 
>current key. This information is valuable when looking at chord 
>progressions as a whole. The interval construction on top of the root, 
>as you suggested, is handled by convention (static).
>
>Andre
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