This is part of discussing theory.
I never said a group of notes was not a chord.

You quoted me.
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But again, three (or even 4) notes does not necessarily define a chord,

Note the word define.
You actually said in your example that what the bass plays helps define it ..
Suddenly E-G is not a 'C' or Em but a Dsus ..

That is what Mario and I have said multiple times ...

Again, even more important in defining it is
What key is the song? (in your last post you stated the key signature in your example, so I think you're getting closer)
What were the chords before/after?

Knowing those two things gets you a lot closer to truly defining the chord.
In certain situations your example could be right or wrong (theoretically) as to how to define that 'C' (or Em) over D chord.

Last edited by rharv; 7 hours ago. Reason: clarity
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