Quote Originally Posted by pdxdjazz View Post
Do you mean for the chord to contain both the G and Ab as in C-7b13
Or to raise the G to a G# as in C-7#5 ?

In the latter case you could try Ebsus/C
)BOB
no the the chord is a C-7#5 . I was just thinking the b13 might be close enough but it didn't work.The melody note is an Ab half note going to a Gb half note (F13b9)
so I assume the voicing would be fourths Bb. Eb. Ab . going to (Eb)A D F#