Think of chords as the stock in vegetable soup. The melody notes are the vegetables. The vegetables alter the taste of the stock, much in the same way melody notes affect the flavor of the chords.

Some vegetables seem to work better than others in the soup. I enjoy asparagus in my vegetable soup. My wife, Sandra, says it spoils and dominates the soup. I guess the asparagus would symbolize dissonant notes clashing with the chords. Sandra doesn't care for those dissonant clashes in my music either.

But then, when making vegetable soup, any vegetables are fair game, much the same as any melody notes are fair game with chords.

What the H#@% am I talking about? Does anyone have any idea? grin

John smile