Chords!!!!

It is such an important, underestimated, and misunderstood expression. People keep going gaga over the rhythm, the music, and the transcendentalism of the perfect symphony but they hardly pause and give credit to the chords.

All they see is the outcome, no one appreciates the presence, the role of the chords which give that sense of perfection, that sense of Mozart- ishhness to the music.

?A guitar has 12 chords, they come together in one form or the other to create some mind alternating melodies. They say the three most important chords of guitar are G Major, C major and D major. All of these including the other nine need to be dealt with with a certain amount of authenticity, diligence, and sincerity.

?Too hard and too light and it won’t sound good. You need to know the art of playing the chords right. That’s what playing guitar is all about and when you learn to handle the guitar right, you get the music as a byproduct.

?Let me offer you a perspective – life is no different. The music we want to hear in relationships, the harmony, the symphony, and the melody we expect from each other are dependent on three major chords. I am going to call them A Major, T Major, and L major.

?Similar to G, C, and D in the guitar you use A, T, and L most frequently in relationships. At any point in time, you are not authentic with these chords, you press them too hard, too loose and the symphony goes off. The melody of life gets replaced by the noise of the fights and bickering. It is so important to be authentic, diligent, and sincere.

Are we doing justice? My blunt view is NO. We don’t.

?A Major is a chord that allows us to submit Apologies for our follies, for when we go wrong, it allows us to be humble and grounded enough to accept our inefficacies and our insecurities.

?T major is the chord that enables us to express our thankfulness in relationships. It means THANK YOU. If done right it offers an unparallel warmth, that smile, that hug, and the beautiful melody called Gratitude.

?L Major is the one when we say I love you. You mean it and it becomes therapeutic. It surpasses all other chords because it encompasses A Major and T major. It’s complete, whole, and divine.

?But… not all those who own a guitar are called guitarists, not all those who play guitar can create melodies.

?That’s where the shit hits the fan. How often do we abuse the words such as apologies, thank you and I love you. We play these chords a bit too much and what’s worse is we don’t even wait to check if they were sounding right. Do we know our guitar well? Do we want to play a melody? Do we care about music?

?Because if we do then A Major when played right makes the heart feel sad, it makes the soul cry, it soaks you into this commitment of taking ownership and responsibility for your actions.

?The T major uplifts the spirits and makes the other person feel loved, needed, and valued. It’s the very essence of the melody of life. Living with a person with no validation of his/her existence is living in solitary confinement with darkness. Your sense of self starts to decay and decompose.

L major is where the trouble peaks. We use “I love you” to convince, impress, to show off but never to express, emote and feel.

?The A, T, and L Major are supposed to mean something for your heart, for your body. It’s supposed to make your heart feel right and light, it’s supposed to make your blood circulation smooth and proper, and it’s supposed to increase the oxygen supplies.

?We all expect melodies but none of us want to bruise our fingertips by rehearsing those chords till we get them right.

?We all need music in relationships, but we don’t spend time getting our sorries, thank you, and love you right!

?Do not say it if you don’t feel it!

?Because the fool asked the wise man “how do I convince anyone that I am sorry?

The wise man laughed and said “if you need to convince, then maybe you are not!

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