Why do low chords sound muddier than high chords?

In most styles of music low notes seemed to be spaced more sparsely in pitch than high ones ie. a piano piece might have octaves in the left hand and dense melody in the right hand.

1. Why do low notes sound muddy?
2. Why do my chords sound muddy?
3. Why do chords sound good together?
4. Why do minor chords sound bad with distortion?

Why do low notes sound muddy?

3: Notes sounds muddy when played lower because if you lower the octave, notes became "closer" in terms of their frequencies.

Why do my chords sound muddy?

There are three common reasons why your fretting hand may make chords sound bad when strummed: Pressing down too lightly: not enough pressure on the strings can cause buzzing. Pressing down too hard: too much pressure can bend the strings out-of-tune.

Why do chords sound good together?

The chords that sound good together are made up of notes that makes sense harmonically. The notes of these chords are derived from a scale (usually the Major scale). The chords use something called diatonic harmony.

Why do minor chords sound bad with distortion?

Distortion plays havoc with changing the relative volume of the harmonics above the fundamental pitch. This creates dissonance. Intervals of major or minor thirds in chords, when run through distortion, creates even more dissonance.