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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]
Chord type Major: Major chord: Minor: Minor chord: Augmented: ... Approach chord; Chord names and symbols (popular music) Chromatic mediant; Common chord (music ...
Dominant ninth chords were used by Beethoven, and eleventh chords appeared in Impressionist music. Thirteenth chords appeared in the twentieth century. [99] Extended chords appear in many musical genres, including jazz, funk, rhythm and blues, and progressive rock/progressive metal. [98]
In a musical composition, a chord progression or harmonic progression (informally chord changes, used as a plural) is a succession of chords.Chord progressions are the foundation of harmony in Western musical tradition from the common practice era of Classical music to the 21st century.
Musicians use various kinds 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 and its corresponding symbol typically indicate one or more of the following:
In Western music, a minor chord "sounds darker than a major chord", giving off a sense of sadness or somber feeling. [1] Some major chords with additional notes, such as the major seventh chord, are also called major chords. Major seventh chords are used in jazz and occasionally in rock music.
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.
The I–V–vi–IV progression is a common chord progression popular across several music genres. It uses the I, V, vi, and IV chords of the diatonic scale. For example, in the key of C major, this progression would be C–G–Am–F. [1] Rotations include: I–V–vi–IV: C–G–Am–F; V–vi–IV–I: G–Am–F–C