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  2. Chord notation - Wikipedia

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    In this case, the chord is viewed as a C major seventh chord (CM 7) in which the third note is an augmented fifth from root (G ♯), rather than a perfect fifth from root (G). All chord names and symbols including altered fifths, i.e., augmented (♯ 5, +5, aug5) or diminished (♭ 5, o 5, dim5) fifths can be interpreted in a similar way.

  3. List of chords - Wikipedia

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    List of musical chords Name Chord on C Sound # of p.c.-Forte # p.c. #s Quality Augmented chord: Play ...

  4. Roman numeral analysis - Wikipedia

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    Using lead sheet chord names, these chords could be referred to as A minor, D minor, G major and C major. [ 1 ] In music theory , Roman numeral 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 musical key .

  5. Chord chart - Wikipedia

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    A chord chart. Play ⓘ. 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 form of notation used by professional session musicians playing jazz or popular music.

  6. Guitar chord - Wikipedia

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    A chord is inverted when the bass note is not the root note. Additional chords can be generated with drop-2 (or drop-3) voicing, which are discussed for standard tuning's implementation of dominant seventh chords (below). Johnny Marr is known for providing harmony by playing arpeggiated chords.

  7. Jazz chord - Wikipedia

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    Jazz chords are chords, chord voicings and chord symbols that jazz musicians commonly use in composition, improvisation, and harmony. In jazz chords and theory, most triads that appear in lead sheets or fake books can have sevenths added to them, using the performer's discretion and ear. [ 1 ]

  8. Chord (music) - Wikipedia

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    A guitarist performing a C chord with G bass. In Western music theory, a chord is a group [a] of notes played together for their harmonic consonance or dissonance.The most basic type of chord is a triad, so called because it consists of three distinct notes: the root note along with intervals of a third and a fifth above the root note. [1]

  9. Root (chord) - Wikipedia

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    The idea of chord root links to that of a chord's root position, as opposed to its inversion. When speaking of a "C triad" (C E G), the name of the chord (C) also is its root. When the root is the lowest note in the chord, it is in root position. When the root is a higher note (E G C or G C E), the chord is inverted but retains the same root.