[Dixielandjazz] Chord question

[Stephen Barbone]

Listmates:

Pure genius. I think the Rappers are devotees of this approach and are among
the first to put it into wide usage. And we called them non musical dummies.
They are way ahead of us.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

Bill Gunter wrote:

> Listmates:
>
> Regarding the chord in the 12th measure of Charleston, Steve Barbone asked
> what the average chord was.
>
> It took a moment or two to caluclate because I counted up 35 chord changes
> in the chorus. The value of the chords came to one hundred eleven (111).
> Doing the math revealed the number three (3). That, in the key of Bb would
> be a "D" - The Average Chord is a "D" chord.
>
> Most of us apparently feel that the actual chord should be a G7 (or in John
> Farrell's case Gm6). The notes in a G chord are, basically, GBD. The notes
> in a D chord are, basically, DF#A. The song is in the key of Bb and the
> notes in a Bb chord are BDF. The perceptive among you will notice the only
> note common to all of these chords is "D"!!! You can see how powerful the
> Gunter/Church chord averaging system is and what a boon is it to banjo
> players and other band members who play chords (guitar, lute, harpsichord,
> pianoforte, ukulele, mandolin, accordian, harmonica, celeste and
> concertina).
>
> Please feel free to call upon me whenever you have these complicated musical
> theory questions and you want an intelligent answer.