Re: Chord names

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi David (et al.)

>> I want the first a:m chord to be an a-minor sus.
> What does that mean?  A suspended chord is one where the third is
> replaced by either the second or the fourth, so there is no difference
> between major and minor in a suspended chord.

Only if you choose to ignore the benefits of anticipatory labelling. As a 
sight-reader, I much prefer

    Am(sus)  Am  A(sus) A

to

   A(sus) Am A(sus) A

The former allows me to anticipate the resolution while playing the sus chord.

Cheers,
Kieren.
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