Originally Posted by MarioD
Yes, I fully understand this but I was taught and I still believe the "strict music theory definition" of a chord.
I agree. Despite the name, they're not chords.

In the category of implied chords, it's sufficient in pop and jazz for the guitarist to play the root, third and seventh of the chord. That's because unlike ambiguous voicings, the third makes it enough to determine the chord type (major or minor) and the seventh the harmonic function. Heck, you can even just play the third and seventh, if you've got a bass player on the root.

The implication is that the fifth is a perfect fifth, of course.

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Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?

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