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It would be very useful to add a column to some (most?) of the example tables with the analogous Roman numeral notation. Even in pop and rock commentary, references are often made to chord progressions such as I-V-IV etc., and this would greatly help the neophyte reader. I'm not a musician, or I'd add them myself. Ross Fraser ( talk)
Why is the title changed again? This is the worst possible name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.125.107.112 ( talk) 03:54, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
The delta symbol was always used to indicate "Major 7th" - used by itself it indicates this. C∆ means "C Major 7th". C∆7 is redundant, but is understood to mean the same thing. Yusef Lateef's Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns as well as Coltrane's own hand written lead sheet for Naima (1959) sttest to this, as does general usage.
The delta symbol is not used to represent triads, at least it shouldn't be. We already have a historically established way of indicating a triad - if you want to indicate C triad, for example, write "C". This is the way. Regional differences notwithstanding, this is one of the few instances when you can say "this means this and only this."
Musicians and educators who either didn't understand the meaning of the original symbol, or needed some way to emphasize the need for a clear triad from a chord player who insisted on adding extensions (color tones) to every chord, are partly responsible for a misunderstanding that continues to this day. It is not an "ambiguous" symbol - it has a clear meaning. The fact that a triangle has three sides and a triad has three notes is entirely irrelevant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8803:9402:b000:bdc5:9d2c:357a:55f5 ( talk • contribs) 13:49, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved to Chord notation. ( closed by non-admin page mover) Extraordinary Writ ( talk) 06:35, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Chord names and symbols (popular music) →
Chord names and symbols – We don't need this title to be
disambiguated, there is no other page with the name Chord names and symbols. ~
BappleBusiness
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02:14, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
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It would be very useful to add a column to some (most?) of the example tables with the analogous Roman numeral notation. Even in pop and rock commentary, references are often made to chord progressions such as I-V-IV etc., and this would greatly help the neophyte reader. I'm not a musician, or I'd add them myself. Ross Fraser ( talk)
Why is the title changed again? This is the worst possible name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.125.107.112 ( talk) 03:54, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
The delta symbol was always used to indicate "Major 7th" - used by itself it indicates this. C∆ means "C Major 7th". C∆7 is redundant, but is understood to mean the same thing. Yusef Lateef's Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns as well as Coltrane's own hand written lead sheet for Naima (1959) sttest to this, as does general usage.
The delta symbol is not used to represent triads, at least it shouldn't be. We already have a historically established way of indicating a triad - if you want to indicate C triad, for example, write "C". This is the way. Regional differences notwithstanding, this is one of the few instances when you can say "this means this and only this."
Musicians and educators who either didn't understand the meaning of the original symbol, or needed some way to emphasize the need for a clear triad from a chord player who insisted on adding extensions (color tones) to every chord, are partly responsible for a misunderstanding that continues to this day. It is not an "ambiguous" symbol - it has a clear meaning. The fact that a triangle has three sides and a triad has three notes is entirely irrelevant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8803:9402:b000:bdc5:9d2c:357a:55f5 ( talk • contribs) 13:49, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved to Chord notation. ( closed by non-admin page mover) Extraordinary Writ ( talk) 06:35, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Chord names and symbols (popular music) →
Chord names and symbols – We don't need this title to be
disambiguated, there is no other page with the name Chord names and symbols. ~
BappleBusiness
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02:14, 13 February 2022 (UTC)