Talk:Supertonic

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"The supertonic is the root of the minor seventh chord...". As it stands, this doesn't make sense and it begs the question "Which minor seventh chord?". Of course, the answer can only be the supertonic minor seventh chord (rather than the mediant, or submediant minor seventh chords). But that's kind of obvious. You certainly don't want to say "The supertonic is the root of the supertonic minor seventh chord"

And why choose the minor seventh chord, anyway? It's also the root of the diminished, minor, and minor 9th, to name just a few of the chords that can be built on the supertonic.

I suggest taking it out completely and leaving the second part intact. The part about the supertonic being the fifth of the dominant seventh chord is much more meaningful and informative. (09 November 2005)

Agreed - It's a meaningless phrase and I've removed it. Fretsource 8 January 2006