Originally Posted by rharv
IMHO
If two notes are a chord, that chord is pretty ambiguous.

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rharv, I think you are finally beginning to get it (I think).
Nobody is saying that every chord must be unambiguous for it to be labeled a chord, certainly not me.
As a matter of fact, I wouldn't be surprised if certain musicians/composers intentionally write ambiguous, discordant, unresolved chords into their music.
I would say that ambiguous chords are every bit a chord as unambiguous ones.

Think of it this way, just because an automobile fails your State inspection, doesn't mean that it's somehow not an automobile.
In fact, that automobile could be on its roof in a gully and half rusted and still be an automobile.

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