Three note chords C#-A-E. What chord name?

[GuyBoden]

Perhaps the dominant of Dm6?

Just thought I'd re - post my reply to the OP ie the first reply to the OP!!
Was I correct or incorrect?

Sorry, yes, you were correct, well done. C#-A-E, functioning as a dominant to Dm6.

[garybaldy]

Sorry, yes, you were correct, well done. C#-A-E, functioning as a dominant to Dm6.

The praise isn't necessary. I am just amazed that the thread twisted and turned so much with many arguements on the way. I'm sure some will keep the thread alive ad infinitum churning out the same old thing.

[pamosmusic]

To be fair, the correct name is still “A” … “dominant of Dm” would take up too much space on the chart probably.

[garybaldy]

To be fair, the correct name is still “A” … “dominant of Dm” would take up too much space on the chart probably.

That's the sort of comment we need to keep this going!!

[pamosmusic]

That's the sort of comment we need to keep this going!!

Is it though?

[garybaldy]

Is it though?

Definitely! What are you having for dinner?

[joe2758]

bump

[garybaldy]

bump

Funny!!

[pamosmusic]

bump

Please. This is serious.

[garybaldy]

I'm having an early tea - quiche and salad - before my gig on double bass tonight in Bristol (UK).
This will send those with complexes right off the rails! I already am.

[AllanAllen]

It's taught in functional harmony that triads also function as dominant chords.

I would like to issue one blanket thank you to everyone who walked through this with me. I appreciate it. Great thread Guy, it was great for me anyway.

Edited to change Gary to Guy.

[pamosmusic]

I would like to issue one blanket thank you to everyone who walked through this with me. I appreciate it. Great thread Gary, it was great for me anyway.

this one was an A+ by any standard

[joe2758]

what this really comes down to is politics and religion

[garybaldy]

If anyone calls 'Summertime' tonight I'm packing up and leaving!

[ragman1]

Well, I hesitate before coming back here but there are a few things to say. You don't have to read it.

First, I have no 'complexes'. I would know if I did, and I don't. I'm a calm person and not prone to anger. But there was frustration at the confusion. GuyBoden was given the answer he finally accepted very early on but didn't recognise it as the right one. If it is the right one, that is.

Here are two very short midi clips of both the A/C# and the C#o. There's no doubt the A//C# sounds smoother but personally I don't think it matters to any great extent. Both clips go from the beginning to the F7.

I'm quite sure that when he performs it, or his friend Trefor does while he solos, bar 5 will float by and really be of little consequence to anyone. Certainly no one who hasn't been through all this debate here.

And, just to be controversial again, because I quite like it, telling someone they have their head up their ass is not necessarily an indication of anger :-)

[Strat-itis]

First, I have no 'complexes'. I would know if I did, and I don't. I'm a calm person and not prone to anger.

[Christian Miller]

Is ragman still posting about the same thing?

[pamosmusic]

Is ragman still posting about the same thing?

tl;dr

[ragman1]

Partly that, and partly I was wondering which sneering, cynical morons would turn up first. Et voila :-)

See, for me the point was never about what was written on the paper or which chord was theoretically correct, it was to see which actually sounds best when it's played. And that has nothing to do with what is technically right because the right one is the one the player prefers according to their ear.

Just saying.

[joe2758]

bump

[pamosmusic]

Partly that, and partly I was wondering which sneering, cynical morons would turn up first. Et voila :-)

See, for me the point was never about what was written on the paper or which chord was theoretically correct, it was to see which actually sounds best when it's played. And that has nothing to do with what is technically right because the right one is the one the player prefers according to their ear.

Just saying.

Person: "What's that guy's name?"

Ragman: "I call him Louis."

Person: "Is that his name?"

Ragman: "It is the name that fits him best, as I see it."

Person: "Yes, but what is his actual name."

Ragman: "You're too hung up on technicalities."

[AllanAllen]

I've been steeping on the A to D- move.

We all know the regular ii V I. Can I navigate that as -v V I? G- G7 C?

I'm unsure if it sounds bad, or just different than I expect. It took me a while to get used to tritone subs in the wild.

[pamosmusic]

I've been steeping on the A to D- move.

We all know the regular ii V I. Can I navigate that as -v V I? G- G7 C?

I'm unsure if it sounds bad, or just different than I expect. It took me a while to get used to tritone subs in the wild.

Im curious where the idea came from?

[AllanAllen]

Im curious where the idea came from?

Just the Am A7 Dm move in this thread. I mean, A7 will get you to Dm and D just the same. So plugging a minor V before it should work. Sometimes I sub Emb75 A7(b9) to get to Dmaj with some spice.

Like I said, I was thinking about this move Am A7 Dm and I like to try things in different places.

[AllanAllen]

I think you can! In Mood Indigo, there's this similar move in the harmony in bars 3 to 4: v, V+, I. So in the key of C, it's G minor, G augmented, C major.

X-X-X-3-3-3
X-X-5-4-4-X
X-X-5-5-5-X

Very pretty chromatic movement!

Thanks! It's always in the tunes.