From 4196839471c32fe9eafed24c7ab15ee47c26ddf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carl Sorensen Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:56:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] DOC -- clarify added and extended step terminology in chordmode --- Documentation/user/chords.itely | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/user/chords.itely b/Documentation/user/chords.itely index 9c44ec9869..11b45b6689 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/chords.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/chords.itely @@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ Seventh chords can be created: @funindex m The table belows shows the actions of the quality modifiers on -triads and seventh chords. A more complete table of modifier usage +triads and seventh chords. The default seventh step added to +chords is a minor or flatted seventh, which makes the dominant +seventh the basic seventh chord. All alterations are relative to +the dominant seventh. A more complete table of modifier usage is found at @ref{Common chord modifiers}. @c @table @code @@ -167,8 +170,7 @@ The default action; produces a major triad. @item m, m7 @tab -The minor chord. This modifier lowers the 3rd and (if present) the -7th step. +The minor chord. This modifier lowers the 3rd. @tab @lilypond[line-width=4\cm, noragged-right] \chordmode { @@ -251,6 +253,8 @@ or create an inversion. The first number following the @code{:} is taken to be the extent of the chord. The chord is constructed by sequentially adding thirds to the root until the specified number has been reached. +Note that the seventh step added as part of an extended chord will be the +minor or flatted seventh, not the major seventh. If the extent is not a third (e.g., 6), thirds are added up to the highest third below the extent, and then the step of the extent is added. The largest possible value for the extent is 13. Any @@ -281,7 +285,9 @@ is added explicitly). @cindex additions, in chords Individual steps can be added to a chord. Additions follow the -extent and are prefixed by a dot (@code{.}). +extent and are prefixed by a dot (@code{.}). The basic seventh +step added to a chord is the minor or flatted seventh, rather than +the major seventh. @lilypond[quote,verbatim,fragment,relative=1] \chordmode { -- 2.39.2