Re: Second attempt - Chord gis ais b dis - getting its proper name

[Thies Albrecht]

Hi list!

Brett Duncan schrieb:
> > As far as I know this is called a G#-minor-add9, not add2. Perhaps 
> > this can give the clue. (I'm not sure whether this nomenclatur is 
> > still right for minor chords, but at least I makes sense to me.)
>
> Well, if the chord is structured from bottom to top as Tomas has given 
> it (G# A# B D#), I'd call it an add2.
It's one matter naming a chord, a second getting the pitches right. For 
example: <e g c> is still c major. According to the context used in an 
indication regarding chord inversion can be added.

As far as I understand it Thomas wants to print the name and with 
gis1:m5.9 I get gis-minor-add9.

Regards
Thies