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ProAce -- 02/02/2007, 11:51:03 -- #32836

I am playing "Someday My Prince Will Come" and there is a C#dim7. I play a C# in the bass and instead of C# E G A# with the right hand, I play C# E G C and it sounds really good. What chord am I now playing? I want to write it in, but I'm drawing a blank as to exactly what chord that is. Thanks in advance.

groyann -- 02/05/2007, 02:49:44 -- #32836

You are playing a C#dim Maj7 Which is a beautiful choice to play a diminished chord. Lot of piano jazz player play this chord for dim chord. The Maj7 note (C here) come from the dim scale.

Jazz+ -- 03/21/2007, 10:46:15 -- #32836

In a diminished chord you may raise any chord tone by a whole step, it will still be within diminshed scale harmony

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