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(@dm7b5)
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Hi, recently i decided to make some hard copys of some of our bands tunes however when writing down i came across a chord i was unfamilar with the name of.
The chord is (x977xx)
I was just using it as i thought it sounded good and the notes fit into the scale i was using so i figured there was nothing wrong, but i never took the time to find out the name.
The notes are F#, A, D
Now noticed that its the same notes as a D major triad i was thinking that this may be an inversion of some sort? If so how would it be notated? Or is it a simple D/F# or something like that?
Any help would be appreciated.


   
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(@pappajohn)
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D, F# and A make up a Dmaj chord.

-- John

"Hip woman walking on a moving floor, tripping on the escalator.
There's a man in the line and she's blowin' his mind, thinking that he's already made her."

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 xg5a
(@xg5a)
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yep, just an inverted D major chord. I supose it could be called D/F#, since F# is the lowest note. At least, that's how i'd write it.
Don't forget, there are many names for a chord, and many ways to name a chord.


   
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(@dm7b5)
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Hmm, so how would you name/notate an interval... say
(x54xxx)
Thats D and F# again, this is just the 3rd how would it be written?


   
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(@thectrain)
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Yeh I made a post but it was wrong(need to read better). I would say it would be D3.


   
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(@dm7b5)
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Yeh I made a post but it was wrong(need to read better). I would say it would be D3.

That would seem the obvious however for example, a major 6th interval couldn't be written D6 or something as that would imply 1,3,5,6. So does anyone know how you would write just an interval other than 5th e.g 1,6?


   
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