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In the table below, if a chord is '''bolded''', the comma must be spoken as "add".  
In the table below, if a chord is '''bolded''', the comma must be spoken as "add".  
''Question: should a dim 7th be written as d7 or o7?''


''Question: for all tetrads and pentads, should a comma that needn't be spoken as "add" be omitted from the written name?''
''Question: for all tetrads and pentads, should a comma that needn't be spoken as "add" be omitted from the written name?''
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In '''bolded''' chords, the comma is spoken as "add". Double additions need only a single comma, e.g. C E G vBb vD is named C,v7v9. Double alterations need only a single pair of parentheses, e.g. C vE vG B D is named CM9(v3v5).
In '''bolded''' chords, the comma is spoken as "add". Double additions need only a single comma, e.g. C E G vBb vD is named C,v7v9. Double alterations need only a single pair of parentheses, e.g. C vE vG B D is named CM9(v3v5).
''Question: Should double alterations like (v3v5) be spoken "down three and five"? Should they be written (v3,5) or (v3&5)?''


''Question: What to do when the 3rd is downed but the 7th isn't? Is it a down chord with an added 7th, or a 7th chord with a downed 3rd?''
''Question: What to do when the 3rd is downed but the 7th isn't? Is it a down chord with an added 7th, or a 7th chord with a downed 3rd?''