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Broken chord
A chord whose notes are played in sequential descending or ascending order
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A chord whose notes are played in sequential descending or ascending order
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gradationnoun | A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression. |
| enneachordnoun | An ancient Greek nine-stringed musical instrument. |
| circle progressionnoun | (music) a chord progression with ascending fourths and/or descending fifths. |
| clusternoun | A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other. |
| dichordnoun | (music) A chord with two notes. |
| ninth chordnoun | (music) A chord with five notes that are thirds apart. |
| seventh chordnoun | (music) a chord that contains four notes that make three thirds |
| first inversionnoun | (music) a position of a chord when the third of the chord is the lowest note |
| minor chordnoun | (music) Any musical chord which has a minor third, as opposed to a major third, above its root, especially a minor triad. |
| decachordonnoun | (music) Synonym of decachord. |
| diminished seventh chordnoun | (music) a chord with the bass note, minor third, diminished fifth, and diminished seventh above it |
| common chordnoun | (music) major triad (name for) |
| second inversionnoun | (music) The position of a chord when the fifth of the chord is the lowest note. |
| third inversionnoun | (music) a position of a seventh chord when the seventh of the chord is the lowest note |
| sestinanoun | (poetry) A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines. |
| minor seventh chordnoun | (music) a chord with the bass note, the minor third, perfect fifth, and the minor seventh above it |
| major chordnoun | (music) Any musical chord which has the tones a major third (as opposed to a minor third) and a perfect fifth above its root, i.e. the notes of a major triad, but possibly containing other intervals, such as a seventh or ninth. |
| hexachordnoun | (music) A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the only of which that is a minor second being mi-fa. |
| pentachordnoun | (music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale. |
| trichordnoun | (music) any set of three different pitch classes |
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