# Why do music chords sound "good"?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 21, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-music-chords-sound-good/702016 "2014-10-21T12:00:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-music-chords-sound-good/702016/16 "2014-10-21T15:51:22Z")

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> [@bob\_2](#):
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> Our brains work in mysterious ways. What sounds good to you, may not sound so great to an oriental and vice versa.

> [@babygoat666](#):
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> WTF is “an oriental”?

**Moderating**

To preempt further comment on this, it should be noted that the term “oriental” to refer to people from East Asia is considered by some to be derogatory, at least in the US. (“Oriental” as an adjective to refer to things, such as an oriental rug, is OK.) If you wish to discuss this term and whether or not it should be considered derogatory, please start another thread in GD or IMHO.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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