> still not sure what consonant, continuous, or misleading chords are. I only know what dissonance sounds like Consonance is the opposite of dissonance; so whi

> still not sure what consonant, continuous, or misleading chords are. I only know what dissonance sounds like Consonance is the opposite of dissonance; so while a dissonant chord sounds jarring and unpleasant with beating, a consonant chord sounds harmonious, pleasant, smooth. I'm not sure about the other two either, I don't think they're commonly used terms. Maybe continuous refers to "continuo" in Baroque music, where the bassline and chords are separate but work together harmonically - in some tunings, perhaps this is harder. I think misleading refers to chords where their function harmonically is ambiguous until they resolve "home" at a later time - for example, not using the root note of a chord, instead using an inversion or modulation that feels like the chords could lead in several directions, creating a kind of uncertainty and tension in the piece that feels satisfying to resolve when the later chord indicates which of the paths through the harmony were the "correct" one.