what are these chords called?

[damargeo]

what are these chords from the lead called?

here is the song

=fvw

it comes in straight from the start...

5 stabs per chord the keys are ..

c# + a#
c# + f#
c# + g#

or are the keys the opposite way round like this:

a# + c#
f# + c#
g# + c#

which way round are they?

[C00kie]

This is what I'd make of it:
| A | F#m | C#m | % |

[damargeo]

This is what I'd make of it:
| A | F#m | C#m | % |

but they are not complete chords..only two keys are pressed

[C00kie]

but they are not complete chords..only two keys are pressed

I guess then I imagined some missing notes being there anyway. So what? I gave you a nice sounding progression that doesn't clash with the original. And you can always simplify it by playing less notes. That doesn't say either way is wrong. There's always some ambiguity in doing this kind of work.

[Acid Mitch]

This is what I'd make of it:
| A | F#m | C#m | % |

but they are not complete chords..only two keys are pressed

You only need 2 notes to make a chord.

[Dunbar]

You only need 2 notes to make a chord.

er... a 'power' chord only requires two notes. Chords consisting of two notes are somewhat ambiguous. Chords generally are regarded as consisting of a minimum of three notes, known as triads.

[freddemillio]

what are these chords from the lead called?

here is the song

=fvw

it comes in straight from the start...

5 stabs per chord the keys are ..

c# + a#
c# + f#
c# + g#

or are the keys the opposite way round like this:

a# + c#
f# + c#
g# + c#

which way round are they?

All those sharps make me think of the key of B major.
If we stick with the basic harmonization of the key, then I see these possibilities:
C# & A# fit with F# or A#dim
C# & F# fit with only F#
C# & G# fit with C#m

Of course, with only two notes given, there are a multitude of other choices if one removes the limitation of sticking to the 7 basic triads of the key.

[psenior]

Cookie's harmonies are correct. For the A, leave out the 5th. For the F#m, leave out the 3rd, For the C#m, also leave out the 3rd. The top harmony note, C#, never moves. So, the notes are played the second way around that you listed in your original post.

I define 2 notes played together as an interval, 3 notes played together as a triad, and 4 notes played together as a chord. Two notes can certainly suggest a chord, but an interval is not a chord.

[Aroused by JarJar]

I'd say F# is the simplest explanation- if the third chord (it's a dyad, and it sure is a chord, especially if it tonally functional) sounds like a dominant in the piece, then there you are.

(f#), a#, c#
f#, (a#), c#
c#, (e#), g#

loop it, I-V.

Of course with dyads and chords with "missing" tones, it's quite open to other possibilties, depending on what other notes are played before, during and after these.

Oh, and if that is repeating, it is probably going to settle into a tonic, mediant, dominant, tonic... feel (a#, c#, (e#) implied in the first chord, probably with some ambiguity as to whether it is iii or a stretched out I, which is nice, romantic). That's as far as functional harmony.

[RandolphCarter]

Hey guys:


What's the chord spelled D F G A# called?

D minor suspended... ermmm¿?


Sorry if it sounds noobish but I'm still getting myself to learn all those chord structures and besides, learning their names in both English, Spanish and Valencian is even more difficult!

[Aroused by JarJar]

Hey guys:


What's the chord spelled D F G A# called?

D minor suspended... ermmm¿?


Sorry if it sounds noobish but I'm still getting myself to learn all those chord structures and besides, learning their names in both English, Spanish and Valencian is even more difficult!

Chords are built of thirds (unless otherwise specified), and "rooted" in traditional ways, so that's G Bb D F in "root position". G minor seventh.

Don't know why I'm replying to chord questions because functional harmony isn't my bag, but anyway there you go.

[RandolphCarter]

Thanks a lot!

[Acid Mitch]

You only need 2 notes to make a chord.

er... a 'power' chord only requires two notes. Chords consisting of two notes are somewhat ambiguous. Chords generally are regarded as consisting of a minimum of three notes, known as triads.

"Common" chords are built on triads.
Depending on what literature you read dyads are known as chords by some and intervals by others.

[damargeo]

Ive just realized i made a mistake... it wasn't a# on any of them it was just a

[Liero]

This track is in the key of C# minor, that harmony and bass progression is a very typical variant of a plagal cadence in minor. Try playing the notes A - F# - G# over a pedal C# bass to hear a reduction of the underlying harmony.

I'm amazed that some people don't hear the third C# chord as being the resting point towards which the first two chords are leading to. Freddemillo, this song sounds like a major key to you???