Neutral Third

Can someone explain to me the neutral third, how it functions, how it has been
used historically, and the cents etc... Where could I listen to an example of
it in a composition?

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On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Bob Lee wrote:
> Paul Hahn wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Bob Lee wrote:
>>> I've realized
>>> that I use the 7/4 a lot as a melody note in blues solos, but I
>>> really don't have the pedals set right to give it to me in chords.
>>
>> Interesting. What's your opinion on the question posed a few days ago
>> about blue thirds as 7/6s (extra-flat) vs. 11/9s (semi-flat)?
>
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> I don't recall ever using the 7/6 deliberately. I'm sure I've hit in from
> time to time in the heat of blues improvisation, but it seems to me that it
> would have to resolve fairly quickly. It's not a note that I'd let stand
> for very long.

But you said you use 7/4 a lot, which is a 7/6 above 3/2. I'm not sure
I understand.

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I wrote:
>>>> I've realized
>>>> that I use the 7/4 a lot as a melody note in blues solos ...

then later I wrote:
>> I don't recall ever using the 7/6 deliberately.

And Paul Hahn pointed out:
>But you said you use 7/4 a lot, which is a 7/6 above 3/2. I'm not
>sure I understand.

Ah! You're right of course. I was thinking in terms of the tonic only.
When the chord progression is on the V7 and I hit a 7/4, I'm actually
hitting a 7/6 relative to the chord's root and it does sound really bluesy.
I never understood why it worked until just now. Thanks Paul!

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