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I meant lots of unpressed notes between pressed notes. For instance, G-C-F-B. I'm not near a keyboard, so I don't know how that really sounds, but I don't think it would sound dissonant.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> How much of an interval? Do you press one note and then wait for a period
> to press another, or do mean that you press a note and then another but with
> several unpressed ones in between?
>
> It's so great to learn about music.
>
>
>
> In a message dated 4/26/2013 9:19:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> tron400@... writes:
>
>
>
>
> I've noticed that chords with wide intervals sound good, no matter what
> notes you use. Of course, "good" is purely subjective...but I have noticed
> that.
>
> Bernie
>
> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) , lsf5275@ wrote:
> >
> > did you guys know that if you put your fingers on the keys and kinda do,
> > like, every other key and sometimes a black one here and there you get a
> > better sound than when you push down a bunch that are right next to each
> other
> > all at once?
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/25/2013 9:53:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > markpringnz@ writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Simple chord theory isn't difficult, and for popular music at least you
> > don't need to know much, you could probably harmonize most popular music
> with
> > 2 or 3 chords, 4 if you want to sound sophisticated! There are loads of
> > tutorials available on the net.
> >
> > My limited knowledge came from "The Pocket book of piano chords for
> > dummies" which covers nearly every chord you could think of and "Music
> > Composition for Dummies."
> >
> > Once you get used to the various chord shapes on the keyboard you can
> > improvise without thinking about what chords you are actually playing.
> I'm a
> > bit like Fritz I often don't know what chord I am playing but probably
> for
> > different reasons! However it does help to know what key you are in but
> even
> > that is not essential.
> >
> >
> > There are rules but they are made to be broken. J S Bach did absolutely
> > astonishing things with harmony which should sound dreadful, and
> admittedly do
> > when I play them, but in the hands of a good player they sound wonderful.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 3:42 AM, R l <_bluesrock77@_
> > (mailto:bluesrock77@) > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chord construction...it sounds good for a non-musician like me...could
> you
> > please ellaborate?
> > tks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________________________________
> > To: __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )
> > From: _tomdcour@_ (mailto:tomdcour@)
> > Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:04:29 +0000
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Dying Day.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > My daughters piano teacher recently gave me a "refresher" course on
> chord
> > construction- very interesting really, think I wrote like 15 songs right
> > after!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Tony Moffett <_atm655@_ (mailto:atm655@) >
> > Reply-To: "__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ) " <__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ) >
> > Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:56 AM
> > To: "__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ) " <__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ) >
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Dying Day.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Bernie I think it's holding down more than one key at a time.
> > Some arbitrary names were assigned to them by folks in the "way back
> > times".
> > It's my guess, I could be wrong.
> >
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> > On Apr 25, 2013, at 6:43 AM, "tron400" <_tron400@_
> > (mailto:tron400@) > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > What are these "chords" you speak of?
> >
> > Bernie
> >
> > --- In __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ) , fdoddy@ wrote:
> > >
> > > I never know the chords I play
> > >
> > >
> > > fritz
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark <markpringnz@>
> > > To: newmellotrongroup <__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ) >
> > > Sent: Wed, Apr 24, 2013 3:21 pm
> > > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Dying Day.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks. This is a bit embarrassing, I am not certain of the chords as
> it
> > was a live improvisation. I think it started in e minor and it's mainly
> a
> > mixture of descending 5ths and 4ths, it wanders around in F for a bit
> then
> > ends in C. The sound is a mixture of the Mark II violins from Redtron
> and
> > the tremolo strings preset from the Synth 1 VST. I recorded it using
> Reaper
> > and added some extra reverb in Audacity.
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 12:09 AM, R l <bluesrock77@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Very sweet. The opening chord and sound reminds me of In the wake of
> > Poseidon...what are they?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To: __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )
> > > From: marabus@
> > > Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:57:01 -0400
> > > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Dying Day.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nice mellow piece
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > > On 4/24/13 4:56 AM, Mark wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > For Anzac Day
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuloWbKMapo
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> >
>