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Old 06-18-2005, 05:25 PM   #325
Bryan Blakey
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Originally Posted by ParaRiddleDiddle
LMFAO! B#.

No offense meant, but you MUST MUST MUST learn to read music. In jazz, you will be, as a guitarist, given lead sheets, in standard notation. Since you will be either playing the melody, or accompanying, you definetley need to learn chord theory, and note/chord names, etc..
You know there is such thing as B# and E#.

For example, a C# major scale:
C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#

If you played a C# major chord as C#, F, and G#, the F will be out of tune. It has to be an E# or an Fb (a little bit between the two, it's more of a flat F). That goes for all major chords - to be in tune, the third has to be a little bit flat. I'm not sure exactly how many cents, maybe 3 or 4. Pianos are a sort of compromise, but if three trombones play a major chord it can be beautifully in tune.

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Last edited by Bryan Blakey; 06-18-2005 at 05:28 PM.