Re: Superimposition
CLAY MOORE ( cmoore4@ix.netcom.com )
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:27:02 -0600
Lawson G. Stone wrote:
>
> reed wrote:
> >
> > Not true.
> >
> > Chord quality substitution is always worth a try and will often work.
> >
> > I.e. Cm7 = C7 = Cm7b5 = Cmaj7 = Cdim7
> >
>
> SNIP-Edited for space
>
> I have a question about this example. The first three all make good
> sense to me. All three contain Bb, a flatted 7th. But Cdim7 actually
> contains the double-flatted 7th, which is actually the 6ths. Thus it
> could be said to contain no seventh, flatted or major. On the other
> hand, C#dim7 contains the 3rd, 5th, and b7th of C and is an easy sub for
> C7. I'm having trouble seeing and hearing how this sub works.
>
> I look forward to the lucid and helpful explanations that this group so
> often provides.
> --
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> Lawson G. Stone-Asbury Theological Seminary-Wilmore, KY
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Lawson,
You see there are all kinds of chords he's saying will sub in the right
circumstances. I play Cdim7 instead of Cm7 sometimes; it sounds great.
I don't know if Reed intended this meaning, but often you can use the
sub chord and then go back to the "normal" chord. Cdim7 works great as
a sub for Cmajor-type chords if the melody note is a 6th, 7th, or 9th.
These are just a few possibilities.
Clay