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https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what is it about chords that make them so important and useful? | they can transmit so much raw meaning, at such an immediate pace that words could never capture or explain all of it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | buy my bed (nothing bad has ever happened on it) | i understand, but i don't want it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | are you a lamb? | i'll check |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | can life move on or is like a immoveable object? | it moves |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what is something to say to someone that plays the violin? | "do you know what a violin is" |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | i forgot to do a piece of homework, and now feel a sense of existential dread because of it. any advice? | this will all make sense fairly soon, when you figure out what the consequences may be, and how that affects what you do in the future. there's many ways this could go, but it eventually all just adds up to wisdom for you, in one way or another |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | will humming while i play help me learn the piano better? | fairly likely |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | do scientists do tests that they've already done before just to be sure? | sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Like for example to see if water still freezes when cold enough | that one has been tested so many times for so many hundreds of years, there is not too much need to test that one anymore. although student scientists certainly will still do it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | There are hi-hats. Are there lo-hats? | i'm not sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what is the worst number? | probably still undiscovered |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | How fast can you count fifteen socks? | it all depends on how they are arranged. could possibly happen instantly if it's in a pattern i'm familiar with |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | What does romantic even mean? | i'm not sure. sometimes it actually means not being sure. which i find actually super romantic anyway |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what are some good words to use underwater | 'wow', 'oh', |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | how would you analyse the function of the VI in a I VI IV progression? (example: toby fox's "fallen down") | first i'd translate it to arabic numerals (or even just pick a key and use letters) because roman numerals make my eyes bleed (that's just a personal issue i have). then, checking what the song sounds like, i'd consider it more specifically than what you wrote. i'd say it's Dbmaj7, /, Bb7, /, Gbmaj7, Gbminmaj7, Db, Ab. (actually the whole thing seems to be tuned somewhere in between the key of Db and D, so don't take those chord letters as absolutes necessarily. still only using them for relative purposes) as for your question, my analysis of the function of the Bb7 in this case is: it's musical. it reminds me of things i've heard in other music, and, this song is, in fact, music, so this doesn't surprise me. reading back over this it occurs to me that you might not think i'm serious, but i am in fact dead-on serious about all of this. music is precisely what's happening here, and that's no joke. i've dedicated my whole life to this stuff |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Do you think Pluto wouldn't have been subordinated if the I.A.U. clarified that it was still a part of the Solar System? | i thought they still do consider it as part of the solar system. just not a full 'planet' |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Don't you wish they did? | it makes no difference to me, but more importantly, it makes no difference to Pluto |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | oh, ohhhh. okay so knowing scales is perhaps important to know chord nomenclature? | maybe |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | a major chord is the 1st, 3rd, and 5th note of the scale. a minor chord is the 1st, flattened 3rd, and 5th note. sus2 is 1, 2, 5. Csus4 is 1 4, 5? | yep |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | okay but what's the difference between a minor scale and a major scale? | C major scale would go like this: C D E F G A B C. and the C minor scale, at least the first part, goes like this: C D Eb F G. and the rest of it may depend on what the chords are at any given time |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | and the difference between playing in a minor and major key? | explaining this is like explaining the difference between a happy face and a sad face. it's not always possible to explain the difference, but you can just sense it. and of course some songs play tricks on you and kind of use both. other songs are very clear about it. jingle bells is major. "stayin alive" by the BeeGees is minor. generally, in a major key song, the "1" chord (sometimes called the "root" chord) would generally be major. and in a minor song, the "1" chord would generally be minor. now, how do you know what the root chord is? again, it's similar to knowing which side of someone's face is the top. how do you recognize this when a person is lying on their side? i have no idea, but you just know somehow |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | and a what is a major chord in a minor scale? | well, if you are in the key of C minor, it's fairly likely that you may hear some Eb major chords somewhere in the song, or Ab major or Bb major. Actually, it's fairly likely you may even hear the G major chord somewhere in a C minor song. that gets back to what i was saying about that part of the minor scale which tends to flex based on what chords are there |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | and can chords be shared by two scales? | sure..... a C major chord would be likely to be found in the key of C, but also likely to be found in the key of G, or F, or A minor, or D minor, etc |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | fuck. how do i learn chords and harmony without learning scales? | no need to worry. just keep listening, keep playing, and let yourself be curious about whatever you find yourself curious about at any given time. it's all there for you, and also, it's magic, which sometimes makes it impossible to explain, but it's also the whole reason you're into it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | i wouldn't mind learning scales but i want to play freely | in that case, my recommendation is to just never play scales in order. and also, as soon as you can, make friends with the 'chromatic' scale, which is just all the notes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | How would you run Enron to not get caught | maybe i would dress like a janitor |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what if i dont ask a question? | what if i don't answer it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | i just found out that 420 is the smallest number that divides 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. What is your opinion on this? | yeah it's composite as heck |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | till the day is one and done gonna rage on into the sun | fair enough |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | do you want to destroy a guitar | no. although that does sound romantic |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | are you truly happy? | how about being happily true |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | I wanted to write a quirky question but nothing is coming to me. While writing this I realized that this exact ocomment has probably been made before. Do you mind if we get meta while being self aware that it isn't original? | that would be fine |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Who are you planning to perform your songs live with? | i'm not sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | What is the purpose of a door? | walk through walls |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | How do I pull myself out of barren wasteland? | just go to the next barren wasteland over |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | to my understanding, people say "good question" when they have to stop and think about what the answer is. are questions valued based on their ability to provoke a meaningful response | not exactly |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Would you eat a brick with BBQ sauce? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | humid is such a weird word | that's true |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Give me some coding tips you've accumulated over the years. | if something's wrong and you fix it, it still won't work, and that's not because the first thing wasn't wrong. that thing was wrong and you needed to fix it but there are also more things wrong |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what's on the docket today? | what on earth is a docket |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Cheese? | i don't understand the question |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | did she sell sea shells on the sea shore? | who |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | bill would you describe yourself as quirky or kooky? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Will you bob for apples? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | my friend really likes complex functions. do you share his sentiment? | not quite |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | do you listen to music? | could happen |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what are three songs that come to mind right now (thst you enjoyed)? | i enjoy the same ones that you enjoy |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | do you have any opinions on canned soup | makes me immediately wonder who on earth has access to a can-closer |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what is your opinion on the number 69 | it's a multiple of 23 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Opinions on the philosophy of making fruits and vegetables bigger? | that sounds more like a science, not a philosophy |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | thoughts on speech bubbles? | oh how i crave them |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Opinions on Vikings? | quite friendly |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Do you have any idea how fast you were going | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Is oct 31 still your least favorite day | i've never had a least favorite day |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what decorations do you put up in your head to make it more pretty to think with? | what tends to make thinking more pretty is to interact with the physical world also |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what is your favorite word | using different words together. that's the only thing that does it for me anymore |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | can you tell my friend to not be rude to me again? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | I tried to wear soft clothing but it made me feel like I'm soft in comparison. Should I wear rough clothing because it makes me feel like I'm rough in comparison? | no, that will make you feel even softer. according to my calculations, what's happening here is you are extremely soft |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | hey bill, I think you're a very cool guy that makes cool music | we'll see if i can live up to that |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Are you a fan of the coelacanth? | never heard of it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | my parents have randomly suggested to me that in the hypothetical scenario that i had loads of money, i could do a meet and greet with you. i told them you didn't do that sort of thing, they said you would if i paid enough. can you confirm | a paid meet and greet sounds miserable for everyone |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | how much longer until the day is done | when you asked this, it was 6 hours and 25 minutes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | i stalked someone too much and i hurt my own feelings what do i do now | maybe some arts and crafts |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | The B section (/middle) of If The World Doesn't End is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. | holy smokes, you are very friendly |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | How did the chords and the melody occur to you? | i'm as likely to know that as you are to know why you like it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | How many chairs have you seen today | 3 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what's the time? | 06:04:47 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | how high can you count | about 307 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | are you cold? | sometimes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | I think we were in 3rd grade together! Remember me? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Is there anything that is impossible to make a sick beat out of | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | in the scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate this question? | 2.4 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Can you? | maybe not yet |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | And will you? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what is your opinion on the number 420 | composite as heck |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | are we caged in simulations? | simulations of what |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | When's the last time you've Chuckled | never |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | i want to start writing music but i get very intimidated by people who are good at writing music and what they write. i know i can't expect myself to be amazing right from the start but even then i can't handle the fact that i'm not immediately good at something i love. how do i become ok with not being great right from the start | maybe try it the other way: become great with not being ok |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Do you ever get questions that are not in English? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | favorite guitar riff? | surprise me |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Is a turtle the best shell? | i'm not sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | is there a formula to figure out what polygons have a flat side at the bottom when creating the first line at the right side? | sure. of course you'd have to know what angle that first line is at |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | best squash and stretch moment? | once i saw a stop sign with the "STOP" part accidentally displayed on the pole |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | What are you doing right now? | i was trying to build Rome in a day but i was unable to finish it yesterday so now i'm aiming to do it in 2 days. should work |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Why are there toilets with human heads invading my house?? | you are probably just in a Jheronimus Bosch painting |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | how to demonstrate experience to employers | experience demonstrates itself. as long as you actually have it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | do the possibilities of video games ever blow your mind? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | What is your favorite aspect of making music? | you can do things you can't explain |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | What doesn't rhyme with Orange? | pastiche |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | did you remember to clear the compost heap today | i didn't even remember it being there |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | favorite roadside signage? | STOP |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | what is something you feel like you're improving at that you werent amazing as before | knowing the difference between 'up' and 'down'. Unless i have it wrong, in which case i'm actually worse |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Are you running for president | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | can I show you something really quick? | no. if you could, you'd have already done it by now |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | do you have a big ego | thanks to the hyperdimensional fabric of the self-confidence spectrum, it is constantly getting bigger and smaller simultaneously. this is normal |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | Do you watch movies? | could happen |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | If so, what are three that come to mind right now (that you enjoyed)? | the fablemans, back to the future, barbie, |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | I don't know what to do. What do I do? | do everything, just to be safe |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | do you ever feel like nothing is actually all that serious in comparison to something more serious, and then start thinking "well i guess everything isn't very serious so i might as well be serious about whatever i want" | hmm, that sentiment sounds vaguely familiar, but you didn't describe it specifically enough to know one way or the other |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-10.html | have you ever solved a rubiks cube | no |
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