Why are chords never named with even numbers? 

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Very informative 😊 But 6 is an even number ❤

Chords can absolutely be named with even numbers. C2, Dsus4, G6, etc.

"we don't name chords with even numbers" "add the sixth, and you get a C6" fucking brilliant, lad. round of applause for you.

Dsus4 : And I took that personally

C6 6 is an even number

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Ah man this is so well explained... Thank you for this!

Thanks Sir Brandon this really helped me understand chords better

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First musician I've seen willing to break this down so simply, appreciate it

So much important information in such a short time. Great vid

The second example you demonstrated is a C6. 6 is an even number.

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Wait 6 isn’t an even number?

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You made me understand something that in 1 and a half years of learning theory i didnt manage to thanks man

Thank you so much for that simplified version. Never understood

Very helpful thank you for this

nah this was explained so well i had to sub

"Why are chords never named with even numbers?" *Names the literal first chord with an even number*

You just answerd a question I’ve been wondering about for a year now I never knew why there where numbers along with the chord names.

Very good Performance

This is an actual helpful short great job 👏

Great info!

finally some real advice instead of “comedy”

Holy crap I actually understand how this makes sense thank you so much so much learned in a short amount of time

Playing with C4's and having a blast.

That’s why they got them funny numbers lol

Probably the best explanation I’ve heard

I play along C8 and imma happy!

Last I heard, 6 is an even number.

slightly misleading title, but really well explained and easy to understand

I made a chord so loud and complete they could hear it from C to shining C

I've seen a C2 in sheet music before. it depends on where in the chord the second is. if there's a D which is higher than a C, E and G, it's a Cadd9. If it's something more like CDEG, it's a C2.

I love the thumb on the e string, Jimmy Hendrix style

DSus4 chord: Am I a joke to you!?!

I call them...power chords with extra little diddly doo das

Something opaque just became clear

Now I'm confused because 6 is an even number but I did learn what those chord names mean

I have been so damn confused on this concept exactly for like a million years

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Sus2 and 4 chords are screaming rn

The only time we get 2 and 4 Is when there's no 3rd present. Sus chords is a good example of this. For the 6th, C6 yes, C Major triad with the 6th added. But the 6th is also the 13th up the octaves. So a C dominant 7 chord, with the 6th added, Isnt C dominant 6 or C7 add 6 Its C13

Bro really ignored the existence of sus2 and sus4

Piano is ready to show you the even chords

Nice Tele Brandon.

6th chords and suspended chords just put you on a list for this slander

That funny I didn't understand the chords names with number. now I feel stupid for not getting it.

Sus2 Sus4 ez

Man, you opened my eyes. I had been asking myself lol, "What da heck is a 5th." Now I know :-) Thanks (The 5th note in the scale? :-) ....A 9th is the B note repeated?)

Today I learned that 6 is an odd number.

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It would be really cool if you made videos about bass too imo.

Good

Six is an even number and he meant to say anything after seven but people are saying what’s out of the octave is what is referred to. Six is in the octave so I do not know what people saying outside the octave are talking about unless they mean 13.

Why isn't c with an added d c2?

Makes sense in a beginner's standpoint due to music theory being very complicated and never being unified into one theory, but that's not the whole story. We don't see much of the even numbers (beyond the usual 1 3 5) because chords are like a basic instruction, even though you can make it as simple or complicated as you want. I could say perfectly just C7 or C7(9) or C7(13b) (people don't usually complicate it too much besides specific genres). The sheet music is actually the one that tells you exactly what to play, it has all sorts of tools that chords don't have to show you how to play. But, there are exceptions to the even number chords in different regions of the world and genres like jazz (crazy extensions like 10ths, 12ths, 14ths) differs from the classical period music (vanilla tonal harmony), for example. Plus, I'm not even talking about the complexities of 20th century music, that's too much. The terminology tends to be different between musical systems too (i.e. Solfege vs American). Music theory is complicated and it's full of shards of knowledge scattered around, that's why good and well versed musicians construct their knowledge like a mosaic. It starts with one author (or genre) and it expands to other places, authors and genres.

Ya nice vid

sus 2 and sus 4. you mention the 6th...so , yeah, maybe back to math class bro....but nice chords!

6 is an even number

You forgot to mention Sus2, Sus4, and the diminished and augmented variations. But that's none of my business 🐸 ☕

If I add Bb or A# does that mean I have a c6.5

Gsus4. That is all

I now know what add9 is. It's been so long lol

I'm still thrown that a C6 and C13 are the same chord...i guess it's to do with the inversions. But yeah this checks out.

What does the “add” stand for, like why isn’t it just called C9. It’s something like add9 having only a 9 on top whereas C9 is with a 7 in there too right??

Did I just hear a Guiding Light theme with Cmaj7

C6, Csus4

wait what aboot the sharp/flat notes?

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How’s about D, F, and A chords?

Sus2 has entered the chat.

I heard there is a difference between (9 chords) and (add 9 chords)? C add 9 adds the same 9 (D note) as C minor add 9 also adds D note octave higher than bass note of course which is C

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What about Cadd16 etc. Again a new note ('d') but even higher than add9

Why does this make sense 🤣

*6th and sus2 chords have left the chat

Poor 6th 😢

"never" First example is a C6...

Fun fact this also makes no sense if you’re using an 8 note scale to derive chords.

I'm hoping you just intentionally post incorrect information all the time to boost the number of comments you get. If not I worry for your students. 😂

Sus2, sus4 , 6, all even numbers… 😅

Q: Why was 6 afraid of 7? A: Because 7, 8, 9!

yeah sus2, sus4, drop 2, no even numbers for sure

So before the octave, the chord is c6 and after the octave is called add9?????

man you aree so funny

Suspended 4th?

i guess everyone in these comments was just WAITING for you to slip like omg

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Spicy boy Stravinsky doesn't approve. In all seriousness though CEEbG is a simple example where Add b10 (or Add 10 if you're notating it as a Cm) becomes relevant.

Smart as hell huh! Fail !! 6, sus 2, sus 4, would like to have a word .

Yeah, chords are never named with even numbers. *Uses a 6 chord as an example*

6 is even, and 2 and 4 are just too sus

Yeah, like C6 o Csus4

and theres suspended chords too like sus2 and sus4

So what if I play a chord that's pure C's

But couldn't adding a d be adding the second? So couldnt Cadd9 be called Cadd2