Mac,

Your explanation of things are always easy to understand, really clear, but I'm confused myself now. Do jazz players think of dim7ths differently than the way "traditional" theory explains them?

Dim7ths to me are 1 b3 b5 bb7 giving Cdim7th notes as C, Eb, Gb, Bbb. A series of minor 3rd intervals.

I'd call the 1, b3, b5, with the dom7 a half diminished 7th, or Cm7b5

Unfortunately I've never played in a jazz band situation, so is it the norm for jazz players to play the half dim 7th instead of the full dim7th?

I love these discussions, there's always something new to learn.


yjoh

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