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Old 06-03-2009, 03:02 PM
Howard Klepper Howard Klepper is offline
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Originally Posted by james55 View Post
Howard,

The chord names are from the sheet music from our church for God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood.

I don't understand your explanation of why certains chords should be another chord, but it's not a big deal. I will just play what sounds right.
They aren't another chord, they are the same chord by a different name. So what's in a name? Well, using the right name avoids confusion, for one. It tells you which notes need to be in the chord and which can be omitted. It also makes more clear what key you are in, which helps you to figure out other stuff like the bass line, or passing chords that you might want to use as embellishments.
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