> Because that gives a sense for what the underlying tonality is. You can’t get it just from the notes of the chord vertically in that one instant. I'm not at

> Because that gives a sense for what the underlying tonality is. You can’t get it just from the notes of the chord vertically in that one instant. I'm not at all into music theory and such, but your passage just reminded me of what AlphaPhoenix mentioned in his latest video[1], where he analyzed two frames from an experiment, both with a piece of string stretched horizontally across the screen. They look identical, but they are not. One is a stationary string and the other in an oscillating string which just happens to be flat at that moment in time, but the pieces of the string still carry momentum. [1]: https://youtu.be/WCKt405t9V8?t=478 https://youtu.be/WCKt405t9V8?t=478