On Wed, 1 May 1996, GD wrote:
quoted 15 lines Kent Williams wrote:> Kent Williams wrote:
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> > If you want to sound 'jazz-like' you can do it without much though. Just
> > add the major seventh to your chords (a major seventh is the note right
> > below the root note of the chord. For example, C major is CEG, and C Major 7
> > is CEGB). Then if you transpose up a half step, you sound very
> > jazzlike.
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> Major 7? Shirley you mean C7 (with a flat 7 as the top note (C E G Bb), that's really
> more of a jazz thang. Major 7ths have quite a hymn-like, majestic sense to them,
> especially if you double the 7th e.g. BEGB/C...
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> GD
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No, I believe Kent does mean Cmaj7. (Not that Kent can't speak for
himself.) But the Cmaj7 has been used for many a moon in jazz. The C7
is actually more of a blues chord. (see any blues record ;)). The Cmaj7
has quite a broken feel to it, and is quite unlike the C7 chord.
C7 does sound quite majestic. To see this look at the chorus of 'Shake it
Up' by the Beatles, or for a more idm approach listen to Grandmaster
Flash's sample of the Beatles on 'White Lines'. (or some other track of
his, maybe the Message.)
obidm: Count me in on the 'LOVE IT' side of Orbital's the Box.
Wonderful rhythms, with a very Latin feel to it.
Also, the Orbital album kicks. Don't get my own copy (ltd. edition box)
till next week, but the short review is : Green album rhythms, with very
lush melodies. Essential.
Phil Downey