Dissonant chords

[razoredge]

Originally Posted by razoredge
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"tritone" thing excaped me because I never heard its use until recently and to me only indicates a triad... use of three tones

No offense but you don't know what you're talking about and you are making up your own definitions of musical terminology to fill in your ignorance. Defer your theory knowledge to those with training.

Look, read what I said, I never heard it before until recently. To further translate what I was saying, the word is tritone... which indicates to me use of three tones. Thats all I said. If your so smart why didnt you or Alcaline respond when I further inquired into it.... hmmm ? I personally have no use for the term but curiosity made me inquire... and you have a problem with this because ?

As for theory I studied basic theory 33 years ago for a fleeting summer at Berklee and rarely use it, only when needed.

If ya want to puff yer chest out in this topic for the audience, rather than dodgeing the questions, why dont ya go back to my posts and SHOW what is not true. Excluding your refusal to accept my belief that all reduced cords used in metal to isolate the primary interval and put it in your face is a POWER CORD. I could give a shit if you dont like my views on this but dont sit there and try telling everyone I dont know what Im talking about when it comes to the basic theory we have been discussing.

 

[cannibal corpse]

Does it matter what you call a perfect 5th? I could as well call it Heavy Metal Perfect 5th Diad Power Chords, but it would still mean the same.

 

[sumairetsu]

To further translate what I was saying, the word is tritone... which indicates to me use of three tones.

Actually, the tritone is an interval (a distance between two notes) of 3 whole tones, not the use of 3 tones. Three tones used simultaneously is a chord.

Your basic chord system is thus (assuming you're using triads):

Root, Major 3rd, Perfect 5th: Major chord

Root, minor 3rd, Perfect 5th: minor chord

Root, minor 3rd, diminished 5th: whole diminished chord

Root, Major 3rd, diminished 5th: half diminished chord

Root, Major 2nd, Perfect 5th: suspended chord

Root, Perfect 4th, Perfect 5th: augmented chord

Root, Perfect 5th (octave optional): Power chord

Now, if you were to take any of these chords and arrange the notes in any way, you would still have the same chord.

So, let's say you have the Major chord consisting of your root note, a major third and a perfect fifth (in this case, we'll use the E Major chord consisting of E, G#, and B) and you arrange it so that you have the third as the root, followed by the root, then the fifth of the chord (G#, E, B), you would still have the same chord, only now it would be an inversion (in this case, the first inversion). The same thing happens if you have the 5th as the root of the chord (B, E, G#, or B, G#, E). You still have the same chord, only now it's the 2nd inversion.

So, regardless of how you spell out the chord, in so long as you have those 3 notes of a triad, you will always have the same chord. Thus:

E, G#, B = E Major
E, B, G# = E Major
G#, E, B = E Major, 1st inversion
G#, B, E = E Major, 1st inversion
B, E, G# = E Major, 2nd inversion
B, G#, E = E Major, 2nd inversion