Originally Posted by
Reg
It's really cool to see we're at least thinking what the spelling implies. As compared to what someone says etc...
There are many options, depending on what you have to make a decision from and how much your aware of the common practice of the style of the tune.
Fep's reason for spelling was performance related, probably the more common reason for notation, right. You know what you want in a performance situation.... or maybe even more important, you know what you don't want. That can be from a theory or harmonic reason... or just what you hear and who cares why.
M-ster dove into the deep in of the pool, right. He using harmonic context to organize choice of spelling.
Not really any big deal... most people know how to swim'
The 1st example...
His quote;
This one *is* a b5, because, in your context, you're suggesting G7alt (and not G7lyd) as the underlying harmony.
So M-ster is using choice of G7altered as what that G7b5 implies.
I would guess M-ster is using as his reference... common jazz practice... and the spelling also.
Altered Dave I'm assuming your voicing...
X 5 6 5 6 X
3 X 3 4 4 X
X 3 1 3 3 X
Nice lead line of F Eb D. So we know G7altered from Ab mel min is G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F and the actual chord tones are... G Bb Db and F... wait that spells a G-7b5. ???
Sorry... from jazz common practice we know that there are basically two source for G7 altered, the trial and error or old school method G7 with dim and whole tone usage ... or altered tensions.
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