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  2. Chord notation - Wikipedia

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    C/A ♭ bass (A ♭ –C–E–G), which is equivalent to A ♭ M7 ♯ 5, C ♯ /E bass (E–G ♯ –C ♯ –E ♯), and; Am/D bass (D–A–C–E). Chord notation in jazz usually gives a certain amount of freedom to the player for how the chord is voiced, also adding tensions (e.g., 9th) at the player's discretion. Therefore, upper ...

  3. Chord substitution - Wikipedia

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    In the key of C major, the I major 7 chord is "C, E, G, B," the iii chord ("III–7" [11]) is E minor 7 ("E, G, B, D") and the vi minor 7 chord is A minor 7 ("A, C, E, G"). Both of the tonic substitute chords use notes from the tonic chord, which means that they usually support a melody originally designed for the tonic (I) chord.

  4. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    The word is pronounced "leed". lead bass. An expression applied (sometimes derisively) to a style of playing electric bass in which the player adopts a soloistic or melodic "voice", rather than, or in addition to playing the accompaniment role which is normally associated with the bass (e.g. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden). leading note

  5. List of jazz contrafacts - Wikipedia

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    A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement.Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition.

  6. Nashville Number System - Wikipedia

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    Other chord qualities such as major sevenths, suspended chords, and dominant sevenths use familiar symbols: 4 Δ 7 5 sus 5 7 1 would stand for F Δ 7 G sus G 7 C in the key of C, or E ♭ Δ 7 F sus F 7 B ♭ in the key of B ♭. A 2 means "add 2" or "add 9". Chord inversions and chords with other altered bass notes are notated analogously to ...

  7. Roman numeral analysis - Wikipedia

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    These chords are all borrowed from the key of E minor. Similarly, in minor keys, chords from the parallel major may also be "borrowed". For example, in E minor, the diatonic chord built on the fourth scale degree is IVm, or A minor. However, in practice, many songs in E minor will use IV (A major), which is borrowed from the key of E major.

  8. List of guitar tunings - Wikipedia

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    Esus4: E-B-E-A-B-E, E-A-B-E-B-E (the latter used by Jars of Clay on their debut album Jars of Clay) E7sus4 : E-A-D-E-B-E (used by Ed Sheeran in "Tenerife Sea.") EEEEBE a.k.a. "Bruce Palmer Modal Tuning," as named and used by Stephen Stills in " Suite: Judy Blue Eyes where Stills uses this tuning while the other guitar is in standard tuning.

  9. '50s progression - Wikipedia

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    The ' 50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, [1] [2] the doo-wop progression [3]: 204 and the "ice cream changes" [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am ...