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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> > Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> >> 1. You're aware that there are only 12 possible notes in existence, right?
> >
> > Chords != notes.
> Indeed. But chords are composed of notes. Pick 3 items from 12
> possibilities and there aren't that many options available.
Many chords consist of more than 3 notes.
From 12 notes, there are 220 possible combinations of 3, and 495 possible
combinations of 4 notes.
The order in which the chords are played also can make a big difference,
adding more possible combinations.
> Again true. However, the major and minor chords are vastly, vastly more
> common than any of the others. Diminished chords are vanishingly rare.
Clearly you have never heard any jazz. ;)
> Suspended chords and 7th chords are just variations on either a major or
> a minor chord (and usually you can replace such chords with simple
> majors or minors without significantly altering the line of the chord
> progression).
You lose a significant part of the auditory quality and richness of the
composition.
> So again, in practise, you've basically got 24 chords to play with, plus
> embellishments like 7ths and suspensions.
Yes, drop all the special chords from the count simply because they are
"rarely used".
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- Warp
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