On Jan 30, 2011, at 3:45 AM, bart deruyter wrote: > 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?
In jazz the bb7 is generally assumed if the chord is written with "dim" except sometimes in horn arrangements. If the chord functions as a VII then it may be written as a minb5 but even there most jazz musicians will assume the 7th is present and so will play a min7b5. The use of triads in jazz is limited except in polychords and hexatonic scales, and those aren't used that often. Triads are generally considered too "plain vanilla" and uninteresting. To a great extent the harmonic signature of jazz is in the extensions applied to chords: b9, 9, #9, 11, #11, b13, 13 in particular. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
