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Look up chord in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chord or chords may refer to: Chord (music), an aggregate of musical pitches sounded simultaneously
Chord
Harmonic grouping of notes
A chord is the simultaneous sound of two or more musical notes. The most common chord has three notes and is known as a triad. Added tone chords, extended
Chord_(music)
Succession of musical chords
composition, a chord progression or harmonic progression (informally chord changes, used as a plural, or simply changes) is a succession of chords. Chord progressions
Chord_progression
American actor, singer and musician (born 1989)
Chord Paul Overstreet (born February 17, 1989) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox television series
Chord_Overstreet
Musical chord in which the (major or minor) third is omitted
A suspended chord (or sus chord) is a musical chord in which the third is replaced by a dissonant tone like a perfect fourth or a major second. The resulting
Suspended_chord
Notes in a chord played in sequence
[arˈpeddʒo], plural arpeggios or arpeggi) is a type of chord in which the notes that compose a chord are individually sounded in a progressive rising or
Arpeggio
Musical chord
A seventh chord is a chord consisting of a triad plus a note forming an interval of a seventh above the chord's root. When not otherwise specified, a
Seventh_chord
System for naming chords
of chord names and symbols in different contexts to represent musical chords. In most genres of popular music, including jazz, pop, and rock, a chord name
Chord_notation
Type of chord in music theory
half-diminished seventh chord (also known as a half-diminished chord or a minor seventh flat five chord) is a seventh chord composed of a root note,
Half-diminished_seventh_chord
Geometric line segment whose endpoints lie on a circular arc
geometry, a chord (from Latin chorda 'catgut, string') of a circle is a straight line segment whose endpoints both lie on a circular arc. If a chord were to
Chord_(geometry)
Type of guitar chord
A power chord Play, also called a fifth chord, is a colloquial name for a chord (in the broader sense of two or more notes played simultaneously) on guitar
Power_chord
Imaginary straight line joining the leading and trailing edges of an aerofoil
In aeronautics, the chord is an imaginary straight line segment joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil cross section parallel to the
Chord_(aeronautics)
In a chord, the third factor is the note three scale degrees above the root (including the root itself in the count). For instance, in a C major triad
Third_(chord)
Chord that contains the interval of an augmented sixth
music theory, an augmented sixth chord contains the interval of an augmented sixth, usually above its bass tone. This chord has its origins in the Renaissance
Augmented_sixth_chord
Major chord in music theory
In Classical music theory, a Neapolitan chord (or simply a "Neapolitan") is a major chord built on the lowered (flat) second (supertonic) scale degree
Neapolitan_chord
Type of musical chord
The diminished seventh chord is a four-note chord (a seventh chord) composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth, and a diminished
Diminished_seventh_chord
Combination of three or more notes
A minor chord is a triad with a minor third and a perfect fifth above the root. The minor triad built on C is spelled C–E♭–G. The minor chord timbre is
Minor_chord
musical chords and simultaneities: Added tone chord Altered chord Approach chord Chord names and symbols (popular music) Chromatic mediant Common chord (music)
List_of_chords
Musical chord
In music theory, a dominant seventh chord, or major minor seventh chord, is a seventh chord composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor
Dominant_seventh_chord
Set of notes played on a guitar
In music, a guitar chord is a set of notes played on a guitar. A chord's notes are often played simultaneously, but they can be played sequentially in
Guitar_chord
American rock band
add 2 chord, a type of added tone chord, which they nicknamed the "mu major". The mu major chord differs from a suspended second (sus2) chord, as suspended
Steely_Dan
Form of sheet music
A chord chart (or chart) is a form of musical notation that describes the basic harmonic and rhythmic information for a song or tune. It is the most common
Chord_chart
Guitar performance technique
In music, a bar chord (also spelled barre chord) is a type of chord on a guitar or other stringed instrument played by using one finger to press down
Bar_chord
Chord having a root, a major third, and a perfect fifth
A major chord is a triad with a major third and a perfect fifth above the root. The major chord above C is spelled C–E–G. The major chord timbre is sometimes
Major_chord
Musical chord
In music, the dominant 7♯9 chord ("dominant seven sharp nine" or "dominant seven sharp ninth") is a chord built by combining a dominant seventh, which
Dominant seventh sharp ninth chord
Dominant_seventh_sharp_ninth_chord
Topics referred to by the same term
chord diagram may refer to: Chord diagram (music), a diagram showing the fingering of a chord on a guitar or other fretted musical instrument Chord diagram
Chord_diagram
Musical chord with rhythmic unison
A block chord is a chord or voicing built directly below the melody either on the strong beats or to create a four-part harmonized melody line in "locked-hands"
Block_chord
Harmonic device in Western music
Secondary chords are a type of altered or borrowed chord, chords that are not part of the music piece's key. They are the most common type of altered chord in
Secondary_chord
Topics referred to by the same term
Chord line may refer to: a straight line connecting the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil Chord (geometry), a line segment joining two points on
Chord_line
Musical chord
The original Tristan chord is heard in the opening phrase of Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde as part of the leitmotif relating to Tristan. It
Tristan_chord
Form of musical chord
a ninth chord is a chord that encompasses the interval of a ninth when arranged in close position with the root in the bass. The ninth chord and its inversions
Ninth_chord
Guitar technique
music for stringed instruments, especially guitar, an open chord (open-position chord) is a chord that includes one or more strings that are not fingered
Open_chord
Term in voice leading and harmony
common to (shared by) two or more chords or sets. Typically, it refers to a note shared between two chords in a chord progression. According to H.E. Woodruff:
Common_tone_(chord)
Musical terminology
definition, any chord with a non-diatonic chord tone is an altered chord. The simplest example of altered chords is the use of borrowed chords, chords borrowed
Altered_chord
Type of chord in music
In music, a major seventh chord is a seventh chord in which the third is a major third above the root and the seventh is a major seventh above the root
Major_seventh_chord
Markup language for representing chord charts
The ChordPro (also known as Chord) format is a text-based markup language for representing chord charts by describing the position of chords in relation
ChordPro
Electronic musical instrument
organ-like chords, preset drum rhythms and auto-bass line functionality. A grid of buttons allow the user to select major, minor, and 7th chords to be triggered
Omnichord
Chord whose bass note is indicated by a slash
music, especially modern popular music, a slash chord or slashed chord, also compound chord, is a chord whose bass note or inversion is indicated by the
Slash_chord
American deathcore band
The Red Chord is an American extreme metal band from Revere, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The group comprises vocalist Guy Kozowyk, guitarist/vocalist
The_Red_Chord
Type of musical note
implied or expressed chord set out by the harmonic framework. In contrast, a chord tone is a note that is a part of the functional chord. Nonchord tones are
Nonchord_tone
2024 Doctor Who episode
"The Devil's Chord" is the second episode of the fourteenth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. Released alongside
The_Devil's_Chord
A chord is a concurrency construct available in Polyphonic C♯ and Cω inspired by the join pattern of the join-calculus. A chord is a function body that
Chord_(concurrency)
Chords used in jazz music
Jazz chords are chords, chord voicings and chord symbols that jazz musicians commonly use in composition, improvisation, and harmony. In jazz chords and
Jazz_chord
Concept in music theory
theory, an eleventh chord is a chord that contains the tertian extension of the eleventh. Typically found in jazz, an eleventh chord also usually includes
Eleventh_chord
Musical chord extending a simple triad
extended chords are tertian chords with notes beyond the seventh. Chords such as the Ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords are extended chords. The thirteenth
Extended_chord
American singer and songwriter (born 1946)
10, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016. "Patti Smith – Biography. 'Three chord rock merged with the power of the word'". Arista Records. June 1996. Archived
Patti_Smith
Six-note synthetic chord that appears in compositions by Alexander Scriabin
In music, the mystic chord or Prometheus chord is a six-note synthetic chord and its associated scale, or pitch collection, that loosely serves as the
Mystic_chord
Tonal center of a diatonic scale
In music, "tonic" refers to the originating note or chord of a particular key. Scales are based on their tonic pitch, or tonic note, which is why they
Tonic_(music)
Eleventh chord used in jazz music
In jazz music, the Lydian chord is the major 7♯11 chord, or ♯11 chord, the chord built on the first degree of the Lydian mode, the sharp eleventh being
Lydian_chord
Chord progression
I–V–vi–IV chord progression or Axis progression is a common chord progression popular across several music genres. It uses the I, V, vi, and IV chords of the
I–V–vi–IV_progression
Song built around three chords played in a certain sequence
A three-chord song is a song whose music is built around three chords that are played in a certain sequence. A common type of three-chord song is the
Three-chord_song
Clipped backbeat
In music, a chop chord is a "clipped backbeat". In 4 4: 1 2 3 4. It is a muted chord that marks the off-beats or upbeats. As a rhythm guitar and mandolin
Chop_chord
Electronic organ
Chord organ is a kind of home organ that has a single short keyboard and a set of chord buttons, enabling the musician to play a melody or lead with one
Chord_organ
Tonal degree of the diatonic scale
chord. In Roman numeral analysis, the subdominant chord is typically symbolized by the Roman numeral "IV" in a major key, indicating that the chord is
Subdominant
Greek electronic trap producer (born 1991)
Βλασταράς; born 8 November 1991), commonly known by his stage name Aero Chord, is a Greek electronic trap producer. He is mostly known for his songs within
Aero_Chord
Chordal accompaniment to a line or melody
chord, the second note the ii minor chord, the third note the iii minor chord, the fourth note the IV major chord, the fifth note the V major chord (or
Harmonization
Chord that connects the notes of two diatonic chords
passing chord is a chord that connects, or passes between, the notes of two diatonic chords. "Any chord that moves between one diatonic chord and another
Passing_chord
Technique of using a chord in place of another in a progression of chords
In music theory, chord substitution is the technique of using a chord in place of another in a progression of chords, or a chord progression. Much of
Chord_substitution
Computer input device
A keyset or chorded keyboard (also called a chorded keyset, chord keyboard or chording keyboard) is a computer input device that allows the user to enter
Chorded_keyboard
Graph where all long cycles have a chord
mathematical area of graph theory, a chordal graph is one in which all cycles of four or more vertices have a chord, which is an edge that is not part of
Chordal_graph
Chord where extra pitch is a sixth above the root
Sixth chord is the common name for any added tone chord where the extra pitch is a sixth above the root. The term also applies to three-note chords with
Sixth_chord
Chord made of a tertian triad and a miscellaneous fourth note
An added tone chord, or added note chord, is a non-tertian chord composed of a triad and one or more extra "added" notes. Any tone that is not a seventh
Added_tone_chord
Type of musical chord
In music, a minor seventh chord is a seventh chord composed of a root note, a minor third, a perfect fifth, and a minor seventh (1, ♭3, 5, ♭7). In other
Minor_seventh_chord
1877 song by Arthur Sullivan
"The Lost Chord" is a song composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1877 at the bedside of his brother Fred during Fred's last illness in Fulham, West London, England
The_Lost_Chord
Seventh chord composed of four notes
A minor major seventh chord, or minor/major seventh chord is a seventh chord composed of a root, minor third, perfect fifth, and major seventh (1, ♭3,
Minor_major_seventh_chord
Automated chording device for the ukulele
Chord Master (also rendered Visual Chord Master, chordmaster) is the brand-name for a type of automated chording device produced for the ukulele. Competing
Chord_Master
Chord borrowed from the parallel key
A borrowed chord (also called chord borrowing, mode mixture, modal mixture, substituted chord, modal interchange, or mutation) is a chord borrowed from
Borrowed_chord
Topics referred to by the same term
chord function may refer to: Diatonic function – in music, the role of a chord in relation to a diatonic key; In mathematics, the length of a chord of
Chord_function
Tonal degree of the diatonic scale
chords. The supertonic chord normally functions as a predominant chord, a chord that resolves to a chord with dominant function. The supertonic chord
Supertonic
Protocol for distributed hash table
In computing, Chord is a protocol and algorithm for a peer-to-peer distributed hash table. A distributed hash table stores key-value pairs by assigning
Chord_(peer-to-peer)
US Energy Company
Chord Energy Corporation is a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration and hydraulic fracturing in the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana.
Chord_Energy
Rigid structure that consists of two-force members only
beams in a truss are called top chords and are typically in compression, and the bottom beams are called bottom chords and are typically in tension. The
Truss
Method of pairing compatible chords and scales
The chord-scale system is a method of matching, from a list of possible chords, a list of possible scales. The system has been widely used since the 1970s
Chord-scale_system
Method of chord notation
a method of transcribing music by denoting the scale degree on which a chord is built. It was developed by Neal Matthews Jr. in the late 1950s as a simplified
Nashville_Number_System
Musical note characterizing a chord
In music theory, the root of a chord is the note that names and typifies the chord. Tertian chords are named based on (1) their root, (2) their quality
Root_(chord)
2015 novel by Geraldine Brooks
The Secret Chord is a 2015 novel about King David by Australian American author Geraldine Brooks. Told from the point of view of the prophet Nathan, this
The_Secret_Chord
Topics referred to by the same term
Common chord may refer to: Common chord (geometry), the secant line that joins the intersection points of two curves Common chord (music), a chord shared
Common_chord
major chord of arc ABCDE, and AB, BC, CD, DE are its nth equal segments. If chord AE = y, chord AB = BC = CD = DE = x, the task was to find chord y as
Ming Antu's infinite series expansion of trigonometric functions
Ming_Antu's_infinite_series_expansion_of_trigonometric_functions
Geometry theorem relating the line segments created by intersecting chords in a circle
intersecting chords theorem, or just the chord theorem, is a statement that describes a relation of the four line segments created by two intersecting chords within
Intersecting_chords_theorem
has been credited with inspiring pop songs. Some pop songs borrow its chord progression, bass line, or melodic structure, a phenomenon attributed to
List of variations on Pachelbel's Canon
List_of_variations_on_Pachelbel's_Canon
1947 short story collection by Frank O'Connor
The Common Chord is a 1947 short story collection by Frank O'Connor. It features the following stories: News For The Church The Custom of the Country
The_Common_Chord
Polytonal device in the works of Igor Stravinsky
The Petrushka chord is a recurring polytonal device featured in Igor Stravinsky's 1911 ballet Petrushka, as well as in later compositions. It consists
Petrushka_chord
Type of musical chord
root. When using chord symbols, it may be indicated by the symbols "dim", "o", "m♭5", or "MI(♭5)". However, in most popular-music chord books, the symbol
Diminished_triad
Aspect of music
juxtaposition of individual pitches to create chords, and in turn the juxtaposition of chords to create larger chord progressions. The principles of connection
Harmony
Musical interval
either an interval or a chord. A thirteenth interval is between two notes that are thirteen scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval
Thirteenth_(interval)
Musical scale
array of the alpha chord corresponds to the Fibonacci sequence.[further explanation needed] The beta chord (β chord) is a five-note chord, formed from the
Octatonic_scale
Musical chord
The augmented seventh chord, or seventh augmented fifth chord, or seventh sharp five chord is a seventh chord composed of a root, major third, augmented
Augmented_seventh_chord
Cyclic order and one-to-one pairing of a set of objects
mathematics, a chord diagram consists of a cyclic order on a set of objects, together with a one-to-one pairing (perfect matching) of those objects. Chord diagrams
Chord_diagram_(mathematics)
Type of musical chord
In music, an approach chord (also chromatic approach chord and dominant approach chord) is a chord one half-step higher or lower than the goal, especially
Approach_chord
Non-traditional, custom-built chord
music theory and harmonic analysis, a synthetic chord is a made-up or non-traditional (synthetic) chord (collection of pitches) which cannot be analyzed
Synthetic_chord
2nd century AD trigonometric table
The table of chords, created by the Greek astronomer, geometer, and geographer Ptolemy in Egypt during the 2nd century AD, is a trigonometric table in
Ptolemy's_table_of_chords
Use of Roman Numeral symbols in the musical analysis of chords
analysis is a type of harmonic analysis in which chords are represented by Roman numerals, which encode the chord's degree and harmonic function within a given
Roman_numeral_analysis
Musical interval
harmony, the tritone is a harmonic and melodic dissonance and tritones in chords push toward resolution. For instance, the tritone(s) found in diminished
Tritone
Spontaneous composition in jazz
approach by chordal complexity, often with one or more chord changes per bar, altered chords, extended chords, tritone substitution, unusual chords (e.g.,
Jazz_improvisation
Type of musical chord
In music theory, the dominant seventh flat five chord is a seventh chord composed of a root note, together with a major third, a diminished fifth, and
Dominant seventh flat five chord
Dominant_seventh_flat_five_chord
American country music group
Carter's Chord was an American country music group composed of sisters Becky Scott, Emily Fortney, and Joanna Ott, all of whom are singer-songwriters
Carter's_Chord
Fundamental trigonometric functions
Ancient Greek χορδή 'string; chord'), due to visual similarity between the arc of a circle with its corresponding chord and a bow with its string (see
Sine_and_cosine
Tonal degree of the diatonic scale
(viio in Roman numeral analysis), while a leading-tone seventh chord is a seventh chord built on the seventh scale degree (viiø7). Walter Piston considers
Leading_tone
Top-to-bottom rearrangement of a musical interval, chord, or melody
inversion is a rearrangement of the top-to-bottom elements in an interval, a chord, a melody, or a group of contrapuntal lines of music. In each of these cases
Inversion_(music)
Concept in music theory
spaces to represent the relationship between chords. These spaces can be described as chord spaces or chordal spaces, though the terms are relatively recent
Chordal_space
CHORD
CHORD
CHORD
Boy/Male
Muslim
Name of Prophet Mohammed's grandfather. Old Arabic name. Generosity.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Mariner
Boy/Male
Teutonic
People's rule.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Studious; Happy; Prosper
Boy/Male
Greek
A Titan.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva Another Name; Three Eyed
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Girl/Female
Hebrew
From Judea.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Holding a Banner; With a Victorious Arm
Male
Celtic
, sea circle.
CHORD
CHORD
CHORD
CHORD
CHORD
a.
The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.
imp. & p. p.
of Chord
v. t.
To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
n.
The principle of key in music; the character which a composition has by virtue of the key in which it is written, or through the family relationship of all its tones and chords to the keynote, or tonic, of the whole.
n.
A part cut off from a figure by a line or plane; especially, that part of a circle contained between a chord and an arc of that circle, or so much of the circle as is cut off by the chord; as, the segment acb in the Illustration.
n.
The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string.
v. i.
To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.
n.
An old solfeggio name for B flat; the seventh harmonic, as heard in the or aeolian string; -- so called by Tartini. It was long considered a false, but is the true note of the chord of the flat seventh.
n.
A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.
a.
Of or pertaining to a chord.
n.
A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale.
n.
A chord of three notes.
n.
Any succession of chords (or harmonic phrase) rising or falling by the regular diatonic degrees in the same scale; a succession of similar harmonic steps.
n.
The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.
n.
The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Chord
n.
A chord which includes the interval of a seventh whether major, minor, or diminished.
a.
Trembling; -- used as a direction to perform a passage with a general shaking of the whole chord.