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How can different notes sound in harmony, discord, neutral, sad, or happy together? Musicians achieve these effects by reaching for chords, but chords are also built into every single note (in a sense). I explain that in this video. Before watching this episode, it's worth reviewing two others: • 022 - Hear and See Tone Color. ... • 010 - Intervals, the Diatonic Scale, and.... Topics Covered in This Video: 00:00 - 00:51 - Intro 00:51 - 4:34 - What Does Harmony Do to a Song? 04:34 - 7:14 - Is an Octave a Two-Step Voice? 7:14 - 14:23 - Double stops, consonances, dissonances 14:23 - 17:38 - Double stops (and chords) in musical notation 17:38 - 20:10 - Proper intervals 20:10 - 21:32 - Finally, chords! 21:32 - 25:02 - Chords and overtones - what do they have in common? 25:02 - 27:08 - Two thirds are a chord 27:08 - 30:31 - Major and minor chords - sound and structure 30:31 - 35:10 - Names of chords and exercises in building them 35:10 - 36:57 - Do you recognize major/minor by ear? 36:57 - 38:26 - Building problems 39:18 - 40:27 - Why do 6 strings make a triad? 40:27 - 43:12 - What do scales and major/minor chords have in common? 43:35 - 45:27 - Glossary of terms CORRECTION: 36:49 - I'm talking about the chord G-sharp-C-E-flat, or rather G-sharp-D-flat (correctly enharmonically). But the chord is major and that's the point, so let's say it's not particularly bothersome :)