Does anyone else see chords as colors?
 

When I think of certain chords, I associate them with colors. D Major chord is Green, A Major chord is blue, etc... not sure where these colors are coming from. Do any of you associate chords with colors?

Yes, A is red, E is blue, D is white, F is brown, G is gold, B is blue-green. I feel silly writing this...

You'll want to look up synaesthesia.

It's a real thing.

Does anyone else see chords as colors?
 

There was a relatively recent (2017) thread concerning synesthesia.
Here’s a link:

https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=553308

Apparently many people do see colors, sense smells, or have “special synesthesia” when it comes to music.

Wow! I thought it was just me! I’ve tried to explain this to family members, but they just look at me like like I have a 3rd eye.

I noticed it a long time ago, don’t remember how long.

Weird, isn’t it?

Only I see/feel different colors than you guys. I suppose it’s different for each person?

So glad you posted this - I thought I was a freak.

I thought it was just the "flashbacks" they warned me about in the 70's! :)

This is wild! I've never associated chords with colors and seems so strange :)

I read about synaesthesia years ago and thought it would be a really nice "condition" to have. Check out Oliver Sachs' books if you're interested in it.

I have a son with this condition, every note's a different color or shade.
Coincidentally, he's an amazing, multi talented musician.

Sound Synesthesia is when a piece of music evokes the perception of shapes, colors, and movements. It is also called Chromosthesia.

Also check out https://www.oliversacks.com/books-by.../musicophilia/

My favorite chapter is: "Papa Blows His Nose In G"

I always thought this was such a universal experience, and so intimately personal, that I never thought to mention it to anyone.

This is fascinating to me...and I have nothing of this sort!

So if you see a C chord as green for example, do you also see the root C as the same color of green? Do you see each individual note as a color, or just chords? Is a C# a slightly different shade of green or is it a completely different color.

Fascinating.

Sounds like something James Brown would have sung at Woodstock (cue guitar rhythm and rimshot here):

Your response made me smile!

Do individual notes have any sort of color? What about more complex chords? Do the colors “blend” together?