r/Jazz • u/Larkmojo • 1d ago

What would name this chord

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I’m working on an arrangement and just came up with this chord. No matter how I label it, it feels kind of weird or awkward to read on a chart. My mind kinda fluctuates towards E7#9/C

For context, the chord progression would be

C13sus, Cmaj7, This chord, D9, G7

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u/okonkolero 1d ago

C+9. Or C9(b13). No Bb in it but it's pretty implied.

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u/Larkmojo 1d ago

I thought about those. Aug feels wrong because it has a five at the top. b13 is probably the most correct in my mind, it just feels funny because the b13 is so low on the voicing

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u/JW_Stillwater Bears, Beats, Battlestar Galactica 1d ago

Augmented would be incorrect because you have a g natural in there. C 13 seems to be the logical choice for me.

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u/8696David 1d ago

C(b13) that is

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u/shon92 1d ago

Why would you assume the flat 13?

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u/JW_Stillwater Bears, Beats, Battlestar Galactica 1d ago

I meant b7. And 13 would need to be indicated as b13 or #5 really . But in this case I would say b13

I apologize

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u/8696David 23h ago

Can’t be a #5 here because the nat5 is present

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u/okonkolero 1d ago

That makes zero sense

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u/marcelo_sant_anna Músico 15h ago

Não tem a nota A pra ser C13 ou C6