Re: sus7 chords in \chordmode

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Elaine,

> IMHO, it is far, far, *far*

Three “fars”… that’s pretty far.  =)

> worse to play a C major triad when a C7sus4 is specified than to play a Csus4 
> and omit the 7th.

Did you even read what I wrote before replying? This is what I actually wrote:

> it’s more important to play (e.g.,) an unaltered C7 than a C sus triad 
> without the 7th

Exactly where in there did I suggest that one should play a “C major triad”?

> playing the 3rd instead of the 4th changes it from a dominant function to 
> more like a subdominant function

Wait… what? Playing <c f g bf> makes it a dominant function, and playing <c e g 
bf> (i.e., playing the 3rd instead of the 4th) makes it subdominant? When <c e 
g bf> is the actual definition of a dominant 7th? I’m seriously confused…

Kieren.
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