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Topic: What does this mean ??? |
John Kelly
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Posted 21 Nov 2007 8:27 am |
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I was looking at a cord chart for some Christmas music we were working on and saw a symbol of a "C+".
What does the plus sign mean? Augmented, Sustained,??
The "C+" followed a C chord in previous measure if that helps any.
Thanks, John |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 21 Nov 2007 8:31 am
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| Augmented. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 21 Nov 2007 10:21 am
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+ is the short cut symbol fer an Augmented chord (aug)
which means that the fifth tone of the chord (in C : G) is sharped or raised 1 half tone (G#)
going from a C to a C+ is harmonic movement towards a 4 chord (F) |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 21 Nov 2007 10:51 am
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Only if you're in C...
If you were in F it would be a movement of the 5 to the 1.
But you knew that... |
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Joey Ace
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 21 Nov 2007 11:40 am C+
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Maybe it's the grade the teacher gave for the performance. 
seriously, C+ is C Augmented ( 1 , 3, #5 )
It's rare, but sometimes a minus sign is used for a minor. C- is 1, b3, 5 |
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John Kelly
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Posted 26 Nov 2007 5:37 pm
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| Thanks for the help guys. |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 26 Nov 2007 11:42 pm Re: What does this mean ???
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| John Kelly wrote: |
| Sustained,? |
I've heard of suspended chords, but 'sustained' chords? To play a sustained chord, does one simply strum hard and let the chord ring out? Sort of like a 'power' chord?  |
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