LearnJazzPiano.com archives: mu-major
sid -- 03/10/2007, 13:47:49 -- #33712
I use this chord all the time and never knew it had a name before I stumbled on this website

http://jmdl.com/howard/steelydan/mu-major.html


Interesting discussion, even if it's a bit guitar-centric.

sid

jwv76 -- 03/10/2007, 14:09:48 -- #33712
I played the wav file they had where it plays a G major chord followed by "G mu major" - it sure sounded a hell of a lot like G(9). Guitar players always think they're discovering some "new" chord.

Jazz+ -- 03/10/2007, 20:39:29 -- #33712
The chord was not inveneted by Steely Dan, that is a ridiculous claim.
It's like claiming Jimi Hendrix invented the E7 #9 chord, which he did not.

You won't see a chard labled "C mu-major" on a chart.
Tt will read "C add 2" or "C2"

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