Arranging an alt7 chord for 4 voices
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- KVRAF
- 7837 posts since 20 Jan, 2008
Trust me you don't want to get into a shouting match with JC. She's been playing guitar since the 60's. Studied Jazz, classical and a few other things. She knows her stuff.
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- KVRist
- 65 posts since 12 Jan, 2009 from Åland
Whoa! Cool your jets, hotshot!jlocri wrote:How's 4 years in a jazz band that has played over seas for experience? I was the guitarist, by the way.jancivil wrote:sez you, who I think doesn't know really. I speak of these things from experience.
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
Wow. Just. Wow. 
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- KVRist
- 72 posts since 3 Mar, 2004 from Camarillo, CA
It depends on the context of the composition, i.e., the voice leading that precedes the chord and where it goes to next.
If the context is triadic (soprano, alto, tenor) over the the vocal bass (root), then the best choice would be to use 5, 7 and 9 as SAT.
If the context is more jazzy chords moving through the cycle of 5ths, then you want to use the alto and tenor voices on 3 and -7 (using 3 to -7 alternating voice leading) and the soprano voice could be the 5th or the 9th...or even have the soprano alternate between the 5th and 9th.
It's hard to describe this without a music score, but hopefully you've got the idea. If not, feel free to send the score and I'll take a look at it.
If the context is triadic (soprano, alto, tenor) over the the vocal bass (root), then the best choice would be to use 5, 7 and 9 as SAT.
If the context is more jazzy chords moving through the cycle of 5ths, then you want to use the alto and tenor voices on 3 and -7 (using 3 to -7 alternating voice leading) and the soprano voice could be the 5th or the 9th...or even have the soprano alternate between the 5th and 9th.
It's hard to describe this without a music score, but hopefully you've got the idea. If not, feel free to send the score and I'll take a look at it.
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- KVRer
- 22 posts since 30 Nov, 2010
but without the M3, it's more likely it'll just sound like an AbAdd9/C.jsaras wrote:It depends on the context of the composition, i.e., the voice leading that precedes the chord and where it goes to next.
If the context is triadic (soprano, alto, tenor) over the the vocal bass (root), then the best choice would be to use 5, 7 and 9 as SAT.
+1 to taking out the root. chances are it's implied in the composition already.
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- KVRist
- 72 posts since 3 Mar, 2004 from Camarillo, CA
Audiosprite wrote: but without the M3, it's more likely it'll just sound like an AbAdd9/C.
Actually, no. The chord has a +5 and a +9, so it will have a "fourthy" flavor over the root (Ab, Bb, Eb).
Omitting the root is fine if there's a bass player, but if it's an acapella vocal group there definitely should be a root for the bass singer.