Chord
//kɔɹd//
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The word "chord" can be used as noun and verb.
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Blackadder chord French augmented sixth chord German augmented sixth chord Ikisugi chord Italian augmented sixth chord Neapolitan chord Tristan chord accidental chord augmented sixth chord barre chord bell chord bichord broken chord chop chord chord change chord changes chord organ chord progression chordal chordless chordlike chordoma chordwise chordwork cluster chord common chord counterchord cowboy chord cycle chord dichord diminished seventh chord dominant seventh chord enneachord equal-interval chord glasschord glassichord half-diminished seventh chord hexachord idiochord major chord major seventh chord minor chord minor seventh chord mixed-interval chord multichord ninth chord nonchord notochord pentachord perfect chord polychord power chord scare chord seventh chord slash chord strike a chord subchord sus chord suspended chord tetrachord touch a chord trichord urochord vocal chord
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accord arpeggio arrangement bar combination combination notes combined combined notes composition cord cycle edge effect electric element finger finger grouped finger position finger positions fingering formation group group notes grouped grouping guitar guitar fingering guitar formation guitar lessons guitar lingo guitar music guitar note guitar notes guitar piano guitar plays guitar sequence guitar string guitar strum guitar triad guitars harmonic harmonies harmonious harmonious note harmonize harmonize together harmonizing harmonizing notes harmony in multiples in music instrument instrument note instrument string instrumental keyboard shortcut keypress leading edge lessons line lingo loud major major minor major octave make make harmony many notes many strings melodic melodic progression melody melody notes minor minor octave multiple multiple notes multiples music music bar music combination music composition music harmony music notation music note music notes music term music tool music triad music type musical musical arrangement musical bar musical combination musical effect musical element musical grouping musical harmony musical instrument musical notation musical note musical notes musical scale musical structure musical symbol musical term musical thing musical triad notation note note combination note group notes notes group notes together octave on guitar piano piano guitar play play guitar play notes played played together playing playing music plays position positions progression rope scale secant secant line sequence sequence notes set set notes several several notes several tones sheet sheet music simultaneity simultaneous simultaneous notes source spinal straight line string strings strings together structure strum symbol tab term thing three three notes together tones tool trailing edge triad truss tune type vertex vocal vocal source
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