That was the original point of this thread, so I’ll more than allow it, I’ll encourage it.
I only just discovered this channel, myself, so feel free to share any others. I found it by way of this video from Paul Davids:
My crazy talented vocalist friend, Tash, introduced me to a book written by her choir director, Brinegar. In it (I’m told, haven’t read it yet), that notes can have multiple meanings, depending on context and how you got there. I would assume the same is true for chord voicing.
https://www.pitchperfectmusictheory.com/
I would love to hear more of your guitar instructor’s thoughts, especially after being introduced to the above concept.
It was that context that made certain portions of the above video so interesting to me. I had only recently discovered the concept of not playing the root in the bass because of a completely different song:
... and am definitely going to let that inform my arrangement of an original I’m working on.
Lollers, yeah, I need to review it about 10 times, I think.