What is the proper way to name this chord?

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What is the proper way to name this chord?

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I always get confused in the proper way to name chords that have a lot of the intervals.

I iii IV V vi vii
B D E F# G A (e root)

Would you just have to call it Bm7(6add4)/E? Or just take out the 6 since it's implied in the root and call it Bm7add4/E? (note, I am using this in the Bm context. I could easily call it an Em7add2add4, but I don't wanna).
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Re: What is the proper way to name this chord?

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Naming these kinds of chords is silly imo. If you're playing solo who cares what the chord is called, and if you're playing with a group someone else should be hitting the root for you anyway.

That said I would call this D6add4/E
If you insist on Bm, I'd call it a Bm13_(other shit)__/E
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Re: What is the proper way to name this chord?

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out of curiosity where are you playing tha tchord
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Re: What is the proper way to name this chord?

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025232
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Re: What is the proper way to name this chord?

Post by Kahn »

that is a horrible chord

I call it poop minor
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Re: What is the proper way to name this chord?

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Kahn wrote:that is a horrible chord

I call it poop minor
I disagree, I quite like the chord... but of course lacking really any theory, I would call it a 025232 chord
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