Re: minor chords

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi all,

> Personally, I use "-" for minor chords, and add a superscript triangle-7

I find the triangle to be less well-known in the circles in which I travel — 
mostly music theatre, but also some jazzers (n.b., most, of course, are 
familiar with the triangle notation).

The best notation I’ve found — i.e., the least ambiguous and most immediately 
[sight-]readable — is Cm(maj7), including parentheses. I’ve never had anyone 
complain about that notation, whereas the triangle leads to 
discussion/explanation in a statistically-significant portion of the sessions 
I’ve attended.

> provided the "maj7" part comes as a superscript.

Having learned my lesson the hard way, I now avoid all super- and sub-scripts: 
when players or situations present vision limitations (e.g., players need 
glasses, light is low, etc.), the smaller font sometimes leads to problems.

Hope this helps!
Kieren.