The symbols, one by one · Lead-sheet symbols · Music theory
There is no single standard: every publisher has had its preferences, and it is worth recognizing them all. A letter alone is a major chord. A 7 alone is…
The symbols, one by one
There is no single standard: every publisher has had its preferences, and it is worth recognizing them all. A letter alone is a major chord. A 7 alone is always the minor seventh: the one the dominant carries. For a major seventh you have to say so explicitly.