Re: Quicky about naming a chord

"Neil" <nhmiller@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Mar 15, 8:02?am, "Tom K." <tkor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > I'm having trouble picking an appropriate name for this chord:
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> > Notes; C#/Db D#/Eb G B
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> > Its for jazz, and I'm putting it on a lead sheet, so I'm wondering
> > which chord would be the simplest to use.
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> > key of Cmaj btw.
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> > Is it: G+/Db, Dbm7b5sus2, Cmin(maj7)/Db, Emin(maj7)/Db, Abmin(maj7)/
> > Db, etc, etc.
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> > They all look really awkward to read (as a guitar player, anyway).
> > Anyone have anything simpler?
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> How about ?Eb7(#5)/Db ??
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> Tom K.

That's correct, Tom. We're forced to spell the first two notes as Db
and Eb or we get into some really weird stuff. I write it as Ebaug7 --
it's an Eb7 with a raised 5th (just as you say) -- in my notation, aug
by itself means aug5 (raised 5th). I don't always write the /Db and
just accept I can see (and remember when performing from memory) it's
in the fourth position or third inversion. I try not to put too much
information in a chord symbol, or it's defeating its purpose as an
outline to the complete music. Usually I find composers use inversions
to create a bass line, so I take note of that, too -- for that reason,
I'd like to see what antalab has around this chord. I hope there will
be a link to a score or a Reply to author allowing us to respond and
get a pdf or mus file so we can play his composition -- how about it
antalab?

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Neil, check out the rest of the thread.  In the OP's context, most of us 
have agreed that G+/Db is a better choice as it is simpler to read and
makes 
more sense as a dominant of C.

Tom K.