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I think chords at least three notes played at once, with the exception of maybe power chords. Using your definition, every piece with two or more notes has chor
by dr_kiszonka 11mo ago
I think chords at least three notes played at once, with the exception of maybe power chords. Using your definition, every piece with two or more notes has chords :)
https://www.britannica.com/art/chord-music https://www.britannica.com/art/chord-music
- keymasta 11mo agoAs per my knowledge, and as per Britannica, a chord actually uses three or more notes. A two note structure is called a diad, which implies a bit of confusion in the term "power chord" (written as 5, as in G5, which == G D == 1 5).. as it is not by definition a chord but a diad. This may be a pedantic clarification, but that is the definition
- kaoD 11mo agoTBH "definition" depends on the theory from which you're looking at the notes. In the eyes of the Common Practice two simultaneous notes are not chords; in rock they most definitely are; in EDM you don't even care, since timbre is all that matters; in jazz you'd say "it depends" (e.g. might even be a triad with an omitted 5th... depending on context!) Music theory is too post-hoc.