Re: 7b5, or 7#11?

"Steve Latham" <llatham@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> FYI Dave, "add2" has become quite common in pop guitar circles in the
last 
> 20 years to the point where some people are just calling it "C2".

Yes, but it is based on a miconception that one can specify inversions
with 
this notation.  I suppose one can try, but in general it won't work.

>This has caused a problem though because some of those same people have 
>taken to calling Cadd9 "C9" which you can see is a mistake.

Yes.

> In any event,
> C2 or Cadd2 is a common voicing C D G C E, C E G D E, C x G D E or very 
> commonly, C E G D G.

So why, when add9 existed already?    The last three D's  *are* a 9th
above 
the root!

> But I don't see any harm in calling any of these "add 9" instead.

I think it is for the best.  :-)

Dave
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> Steve
>