Min-maj7 chords in BIAB?

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 23 Sep 2006 4:53 am

Anyone know how to enter a min-maj7 chord in Band-in-a-box? I'm really getting frustrated with this one ... just trying to type in the minor cliche ... Am/Aminmaj7/Am7/D6. Thanks.

John Daugherty · Post by **John Daugherty** » 23 Sep 2006 5:21 am

There is probably a better way and hopefully someone will tell us, but you could try "Abaug" to see how it sounds. You would have the maj 7th and the flatted 3rd of an "A" chord. If you want the bass to play an A note with this chord, enter "Abaug/A".
I noticed that you used a slash between the chords. The slash is used in biab to designate the "bass" note used with that chord. If you want to enter a different chord for adjacent beats, use a comma between chords.

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Jim Baron · Post by **Jim Baron** » 23 Sep 2006 5:59 am

I use the "chord builder" for these rare types of chords. It is on the icon bar, looks like a hammer and notes on staff lines. You will find in 'extension' there is a listing for "mMaj7". If you have the root to the chord you want set and the "cell" where you want this chord to go, when you click on the extension it will go in. It will also go in when changing the root note.
Hope this helps. Jim

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 23 Sep 2006 6:25 am

Not bad kluge solution. Sounds okay. I'll have to look at the chord spelling side by side. Thanks, John!

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 23 Sep 2006 7:21 am

Andy, I just tried it and typing "Ammaj7" will do it ... I have 2006 version.

If your example means you want the 4 chords in one bar, you can type "Am,Ammaj7" in the first half of the bar, then "Am7,D6" in the second half.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 23 Sep 2006 10:24 am

Thanks!

John Daugherty · Post by **John Daugherty** » 23 Sep 2006 10:49 am

Andy,when I type Ammaj7, it will play the chord, but the "A"note and the "Ab" are played 1/2 tone apart, rather than playing the "A" note an octave lower. It sounds like a terrible "clash" to me.

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Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 23 Sep 2006 11:15 am

Agreed. I used the hammer/note icon successfully. My older version won't let me just enter it. Anyway, problem solved. Now if I could just play A Taste of Honey like a pale imitation of Scotty Anderson ...

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 23 Sep 2006 11:44 am

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