What are 5th and 7th and such?

[J. Crawford]

Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

C7 is a dominant 7th which has a flattened 7th note, making it a whole step/tone away from the octave.

Cmaj7 is a Major 7th which has a 7th note a semi-tone away from the octave.

Duh.. My post was a big time brain fart.. but seeing I was sucked into lessons with a teacher who didnt even own a bass guitar for 3 years, some of my theory gets mixed up at times.. the little theory I have, that is.

Sorry for the ignorant post.

[tZer]

I don't think anyone should be sorry for an 'ignorant' post. Those are the ones that, if corrected properly, can be the most informative and educational.

It's also important for people not to give or take things so personally. If people say things that are in error, offer a correction not an admonition and everyone benefits. Simply pointing out how 'ignorant' a thread is without offering anything useful is, well, useless.

--tz

[bassybill]

Originally Posted by tZer

I don't think anyone should be sorry for an 'ignorant' post. Those are the ones that, if corrected properly, can be the most informative and educational.

It's also important for people not to give or take things so personally. If people say things that are in error, offer a correction not an admonition and everyone benefits. Simply pointing out how 'ignorant' a thread is without offering anything useful is, well, useless.

--tz

Yup. Good points.