Re: Quicky about naming a chord

On Mar 15, 3:06 pm, Joey Goldstein <nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> antalab...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> > On Mar 15, 11:35 am, Joey Goldstein <nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> antalab...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> >>> I'm having trouble picking an appropriate name for this chord:
> >>> Notes; C#/Db D#/Eb G B
> >>> Its for jazz, and I'm putting it on a lead sheet, so I'm wondering
> >>> which chord would be the simplest to use.
> >>> key of Cmaj btw.
> >>> Is it: G+/Db, Dbm7b5sus2, Cmin(maj7)/Db, Emin(maj7)/Db, Abmin(maj7)/
> >>> Db, etc, etc.
> >>> They all look really awkward to read (as a guitar player, anyway).
> >>> Anyone have anything simpler?
> >> I'd have to see more of the context.
> >> What are the two chords immediately preceding it and the two chords
> >> following it?
>
> >> Just based on the intervals though, it might be Eb7#5/Db.
>
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> > Alright so its:
>
> > Emin7  Ebmaj7#11  |  D7sus(13)  G+/Db  |  Cmaj7      |
>
> > G+/Db is what I've named it, for now.
>
> In that case then it's functioning as Db9b5(no 3rd).
> Assuming that you're playing it like this:
> X 4 1 0 0 X
> with b as your melody/top note... then I think there are other voicings
> of Db7 with B on top that would sound better there.
> Try this:
> 9 8 6 0 0 X
>
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> Joey Goldstein
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The way im playing it now is like:

X 4 5 4 4 3


Anyway, from the responses i gather that G+/Db, Eb7+, and Db9b5(no
3rd) are all fine choices. Joey (and other guitar players), which
would you prefer to see on a lead sheet?