Talk:So What chord

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[edit] What is a delta chord?

I don't think I've seen this notation before. What is a Δ chord? - Rainwarrior 18:05, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Basically a major seventh chord - however a jazz musician who sees one will generally apply whatever voicing he feels like. Kisch 13:00, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

That's... really odd that I haven't seen it before. I've played in Jazz bands my whole life! Is it obscure? Or maybe I've just never played anything written by people who us it. If it's just a major seventh chord, how come we don't use that term instead? Or, could we have delta chord exist as a redirect to whatever article major seventh chord is describe in with an explanation there? - Rainwarrior 15:26, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

It's used in the article for seventh chord, and The Jazz Piano Book uses it, and lots of other theory books - I'd say it's fairly frequent... It's probably not used in jazz scores because the simple chord name (eg C) is enough to imply a major chord, to which a seventh or sixth will usually be added ad lib anyway. Kisch 16:55, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Ah, yes I have not read very much Jazz theory at all, so that maybe explains why I've never (consciously) encountered it before. I'll add some wikilinks to try to make this clear for the future in case anyone else has the same quesiton. - Rainwarrior 00:42, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

there are different conventions from around the world. The ideal notation is difficult to find. When hard written a Δ can look like an О for a dimished chord. I wonder is there an article on chord notation? hehe Dndn1011 11:31, 26 October 2006 (UTC)