1 - what's the difference between "5 chords" and double stops?
(note I'm referring to true "power chords: that is root and fifth only; no octave of root)
2 - Statement for context of question:
I refuse to say that [5 chords] and [5 chords plus octave] are the same kind of chord
To me that's makes about as much sense as saying an A chord and A7 are the same.
They sound different in character to me.
Absence of octave = a more raw sound
extra note = different mood = different type of chord = different name.
So I'm tentatively calling the former "enriched power chords"; as opposed to the former being simply "power-chord"
(i need names to off-set formulas in the chord-formulas chart I'm making)
So my second question is:
would it be correct to say the formulas are
root + 5th = "power chord"
root + 5th + 8th = "enriched power chord"
this question is in regards to "are the formulas correct?/ is that how one would state the inclusion of an octave of the root in the formula?" rather than
"do you agree with these names?"
The names are really just for my own understanding... eliminating any ambiguity in regards to chord formulas.
