SUS7-flat9 chord playback needs improvement

• Nov 22, 2020 - 02:04
Reported version
3.5
Type
Ergonomical (UX)
Frequency
Once
Severity
S4 - Minor
Reproducibility
Always
Status
by design
Regression
No
Workaround
No
Project
MuseScore

In jazz, the SUS7b9 chord is common. The playback today (in 3.5.x and 4.x-dev) is not ideal. While it's a minor issue, it would sound so much better with a simple fix.

Steps to reproduce issue:

1) Play the attached file: SUS7-Flat9-Playback.mscz
2) Notice how the second chord is too dissonant, as the flat-9 and the root are together.
3) Play the attached file: SUS7-Flat9-Preferred.mscz
4) Notice how the second chord separates the flat-9 from the root by almost an octave.

Attachment Size
SUS7-Flat9-Playback.mscz 6.02 KB
SUS7-Flat9-Preferred.mscz 5.64 KB

Comments

• Nov 22, 2020 - 21:15

Another reason why it sounds bad is that you entered the chord symbol incorrectly. Correct spelling: Bb7sus4b9
You will hear the seventh note "suspended" (a maj7) instead of the third, in the format Bbsus7b9 that you wrote.

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