Hmmmm....Pene Azul....Interesting name...I won't even begin to speculate why it's blue...I don't think I want to know (*BG*)....thank you for your explanation on the "degree" symbol. I will add that explanation to the other bits of theory I have randomly picked up along the way....

Tony- normally I don't get hung up on pure theory or discovering the "secret of the lost chord." Computer programs are only as intelligent as the code underlying them....and I think I understand how quickly bizarre chord names can be generated when the program is responding with a predetermined name to intervals between notes. The bizarre name does serve, for me at least, as an indication of what the constitutes the chord. If I see a similarly named chord without a diagram of its fingering, and no access to 'nutchords,' perhaps after a little experience in determining what constitutes a 9th, or a 11th, or a 13th, or a mmaj7, I may be able to figure out the fingering on my own.

Mark- no apology is necessary....it was a learning experience for me. I now know that "A-" is the same as "Am" in some instances. Thanks.

Neil Lowe