When I play guitar, the notes A, C, and E form the A minor chord. The notes A, C#, and E form the A major chord.

When I type on my stenotype keyboard, the chord HAOEL pressed simultaneously forms “heel.” The chord HAEL pressed simultaneously forms “heal.”

When I write Chinese, the simplified Han characters 花 and 园 form the segment 花园, meaning garden. The characters 花 and 椒 form the segment 花椒, meaning Sichuan peppercorn.

Look at all those links to other posts! I've started to notice the idea of “chords” across domains. You can combine notes, keys, characters, whatever you'd like to call them, to form distinct meanings.

The combinations as wholes carry more weight than the sum of their constituents; elements bond to form a compound of entirely unique properties. Listen to the music of “chords” all around you!