04-22-2018, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by mattbn73
Not necessarily lazy. Depending on the circumstance, it may be the simplest way to notate. "Avoid natural five and 9 . Play sharp five/flat five and sharp 9/flat 9" doesn't roll off the tongue/pen either. :-)
It has real implications for soloing , and that's what a lot of these chord symbols are for . They indicate considerations for soloing. Again, if you're not into all of that, there are comping workarounds discussed above.
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Simple but non specific as an "alt" chord could be a number of different chords.
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