Re: Chords and what they mean

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Brett,

> This does raise the question of other "naive" constructions. I have seen on 
> some contemporary music charts notations like C2 and C4, which apparently 
> meant Cadd2 and Cadd4 respectively (except in one case, where Cadd4 did not 
> sound right, and only after hearing a recording did it become clear that the 
> chord was a Csus4).

In my world (musical theatre), Cadd2 means <c d e g>, and C2 means <c d g> 
(i.e., no 3); I suppose you’d call this a “Csus2”?
And, consistently, C4 means <c f g>, which most of us will agree is a “Csus4”.

Cheers,
Kieren.
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