Is there a chord name symbol to indicate an harmonic minor scale?
Is there a chord name symbol it indicate an harmonic minor scale?
At the moment I am putting an "h" with brackets, but it is clumsy and looks ugly.
(The (tt) in the image represents that the bass note varries between Eb and its tritone.
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Isn't the m denoting monir already and clean enough?
In reply to Isn't the m denoting monir… by Jojo-Schmitz
In my Jazz circles, "m" usually means Dorian mode. That scale will not work properly given the melody.
In reply to In my Jazz circles, "m"… by xavierjazz
Then use mi (and ma for major)
For Dorian mode, it must be 7 next to the chord name= example: Gm7
If there is no 7 next to the chord name, it means what you want = Gm
If you just type in Gm, it means: "Current key".
Nevertheless, there is a danger that the player will add sixth degree of chord with his own initiative.
(previous post deleted: reason: misunderstanding).
In reply to Actually not, but (according… by Ziya Mete Demircan
Re: "Nevertheless, there is a danger that the player will add sixth degree of chord with his own initiative."
Yes, and I play with many great players and they will always do that (:)).
However, I'd like to have an indication for sight reading.
In reply to Re: "Nevertheless, there is… by xavierjazz
Also: You can write a note at the top of the Leadsheet: "omit 6 for regular chords"
I'd write Gmi(ma7). The could potentially suggest melodic minor as well, but the "/Eb" fixes that. If that weren't there, you could add "b13" to clarify this.
I wouldn't complicate things further with the "tt", it's already more than more people are comfortable with. Plus it interferes with the parsing of the Eb. At most I'd consider adding another chord symbol "(/A)" next to this one. or a simple text explanation, as neither what you wrote nor what I suggested really connotes alternating.
In reply to I'd write Gmi(ma7). The… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for the suggestions folks, getting clearer.
How does this look: B7 (13) omit 4/E (or A).
:)
In reply to Thanks for the suggestions… by xavierjazz
Green circles: Im (or I) = Current or temporary key <= 6th isn't usable there (also #11th in the major chord).
Blue circles: IIm7 = Dorian <= 6th is usable here.