Hi all
Yes I agree we could argue all day over what we call these things but:
I soon learnt when I first started to tinkle on a piano that you could get a pleasant sound simply by playing every other note if working in C of course I know now that I was just adding a 3rd . I also found that I could thicken up the sound a bit by playing the octave.
If you play the C maj chord in the 1st position and add the octave 8 it seems to enforce the root. Also I am sure that many of you will have reinforced the root by playing it again an octave or 2 lower, say Cmaj chord around C5 reinforced by a C3or 4 maybe.
In a band situation this would be the job of say the bass player. But if you have only got a piano then it’s down to you.
So is a Cmaj +8 a power chord ??
While I am at it, as octave numbering can be a bit of a nightmare you may like to have a read of my article from my web site So that when I talk about note C5 you now which C I mean.

http://mikesmusic.byethost16.com/my_technical_articles2.html#octaves


Mike

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