OK GUYS, HERE WE GO.
THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO POST CHORDS.
BUT, THERE IS A RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO POST CHORDS DEPENDING ON WHO YOUR EXPLAINING THEM TO. IF YOUR TALKING TO A PIANIST, IT WOULD BE BEST TO POST CHORDS IN THE SYMBOL FORMAT. (ex: F#M7) WHY, BECAUSE PIANIST ONLY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEIR RIGHT AND LEFT HAND. SO A F#M7 WOULD MEAN THAT, THE LEFT HAND WOULD PLAY A F# BASS AND THE RIGHT HAND WOULD PLAY F#-A#-C#-F. (F#/F#-A#-C#-F)
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, SINCE ORGANIST HAVE PEDALS TO PLAY ALSO, THEIR CHORDS WOULD HAVE TO BE POSTED IN THE SPELL-OUT FORM. (in notes that are spelled out)
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE TOLD ME TO PLAY A F#M7 ON THE ORGAN, MY BASS PEDALS WOULD PLAY A F#, MY LEFT HAND WOULD PLAY NOTHING, AND MY RIGHT HAND WOULD PLAY F#-A#-C#-F.
WELL IF I TOLD AN ORGANIST TO PLAY F#/F-F#-C#/F#-A#-C#-F. THE ORGANIST WOULD STILL BE PLAYING A F#M7 CHORD BUT HE'S LEFT HAND WOULD BE ACTIVE OPPOSED TO PLAYING A REGULAR F#M7 CHORD WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND NOTHING ON THE LEFT.
I HOPE I DIDN'T CONFUSE ANYONE HERE. IF I DID JUST WRITE BACK AND I'LL TRY TO HELP.
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