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ErroneousBoshtoday at 12:50 PM2 repliesview on HN

> Frets make chords possible.

What do you think double-stops are?


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bluGilltoday at 1:15 PM

There are those who say it isn't a chord until you have 3 notes. I'm going to skip the complex music theory behind the arguments (I haven't studied them enough to understand much less form an opinion).

Of course in most music contexts there is more than one instrument playing and so the others can fill in the missing note making a full chord. Only a "one-man-band" really feels the loss.

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amanaplanacanaltoday at 1:08 PM

Whimpy-ass chords. You need three or more notes for a serious(tm) chord.

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