I still want to know what “The number 1 chord" is supposed to mean. And how it could be F. Since we were talking about the C dominant 7th at the time, in my mind the "#1 chord" in that C scale would be C.

So what is " “The number 1 chord"?

And to clear on something, when you need to learn is theory. Overall theory. General theory. Basic theory. That will cover scales, from which you can build chords.

One thing I was indeed taught as it is stated here is that the dominant 7 chord of a scale includes a minor 7th. That has often led to "But this isn't a minor chord." So I always taught it as "a flatted 7."

You can fine tune and tweak the discussion many ways when discussing chords. If you look at a Dm7b5, does it not consist of the same notes as an Fm6? A Dm7b5 is D F Ab and C and an Fm6 is F Ab C and D on top. Depending on context, key, and voicing, and what the bass player is doing, those 4 notes can be either of those chords.

But I still don't know what “The number 1 chord" means. Please teach me! I may have been doing it wrong for the last 67+ years!

Last edited by eddie1261; 11/06/23 12:05 PM.