Re: chord names with lowered bass

[David Raleigh Arnold]

On Sunday, June 26, 2011 07:11:37 PM Tim McNamara wrote:
> On Jun 26, 2011, at 2:06 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:

> >> That's the way I use it as well.  But I'm totally familiar with
> >> this being C/E.  That's the only layout I've ever seen for this
> >> kind of notation.

Before 1960 or so C/E was called a polychord. C/Bb was equivalent
to a complete C11 chord. It was well understood, but very little
used, so as soon as the slash bass was invented it replaced the
polychord. Nevertheless, that is all the more reason to use C/e
for the slash bass, and reserve C/E for the rare polychord.
Regards, daveA 

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