Re: substitutions : Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Bert Ligon ( BLigon@mozart.music.sc.edu )
Sat, 7 Dec 1996 08:04:17 -0500
>Reed, You explained Bert's ideas very well. However, I did not make my
>question
>clear.
>
>Smith Dobson hates diminished chords and he always plays something
>like Bm7b5 E7 in place of Bdim7. Bert and you seem to be saying that. For
>non san jose residents on Reed's list, Smith Dobson is the top jazz pianist in
>our area and many people listen to what he does, including myself and Reed.
>
>I don't understand the symbol 'B=F87' and I don't understand the notation
>'B=F87 (ii=F87 o=f Am)' Is this some new terminology or did I just receive the
>wrong symbols in my e-mail?
>
> Hava nice day,
> jules
When I sent the message, the B=F87 symbol was supposed to be a circle with
a slash through it. Evidently, something gets lost in the email
translation. So what I meant to be sent was B half diminished or Bm7b5 to
E7 which creates a ii half diminished V7 to Am. Is there an way to get the
circle with the slash symbol so that everyone's machines will read it the
same way? Or will I have to resort to using m7b5?
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