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Re: Chord names
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timmcn |
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Re: Chord names |
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Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:59:50 -0600 |
> On Nov 27, 2015, at 4:48 AM, Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> On Nov 27, 2015, at 1:15 AM, address@hidden wrote:
>> Given an Am(sus) chord on a chart I would wonder whether the composer wants
>> a suspended chord (A D E) or a triad with a 4th- or much more likely 11th-
>> added (A C E D).
>
> In most of the scores I read (and write), that’s A(add4), and not a “sus” in
> any form.
While I have seen that, I have never seen Am(sus) as a standard nomenclature.
That’s why it would cause some confusion for me. It might make sense to the
composer in terms of his or her intent but for the musician it would probably
be puzzling.
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