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  2. Arpeggio - Wikipedia

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    A series of arpeggios in J. S. Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring "The Star-Spangled Banner" opens with an arpeggio. [1] Arpeggios open Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and continue as accompaniment An arpeggio ( Italian: [arˈpeddʒo] ) is a type of broken chord in which the notes that compose a chord are individually sounded in a progressive ...

  3. Alberti bass - Wikipedia

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    Equivalent patterns in 4 4 and 3 4 [1] Play 4 4 ⓘ and Play 3 4 ⓘ Alberti bass patterns on V 7 Alberti bass in the opening of Thomas Attwood's (1765–1838) Sonatina in G Major [2] Play ⓘ Alberti bass in the opening of Muzio Clementi's Sonatina in G, Op. 36, No. 2 (1797) [3] Play ⓘ The opening of the 5th of Beethoven's Seven Variations on "God Save the King" WoO 78 (1804) introduces ...

  4. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    A chord can also be played one note at a time (see "arpeggio" and "broken chord"). chorus. 1. A choir or a group of singers. 2. A section of a song typically repeated a number of times alternating with verses, bridges, solos etc.

  5. Rhythm changes - Wikipedia

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    In a jazz band, these chord changes are usually played in the key of B ♭ [7] with various chord substitutions.Here is a typical form for the A section with various common substitutions, including bVII 7 in place of the minor iv chord; the addition of a ii–V progression (Fm 7 –B ♭ 7) that briefly tonicizes the IV chord, E ♭; using iii in place of I in bar 7 (the end of the first A ...

  6. Block chord - Wikipedia

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    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" [1] rhythmic unison with the melody, as opposed to broken chords. This latter style, known as shearing voicing, was popularized by George Shearing, but originated with Phil Moore. [1]

  7. List of guitar tunings - Wikipedia

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    The standard tuning, without the top E string attached. Alternative variants are easy from this tuning, but because several chords inherently omit the lowest string, it may leave some chords relatively thin or incomplete with the top string missing (the D chord, for instance, must be fretted 5-4-3-2-3 to include F#, the tone a major third above D).

  8. Chord (music) - Wikipedia

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    It comprises a major triad with the added major sixth above the root, common in popular music. [4] For example, the chord C 6 contains the notes C–E–G–A. The minor sixth chord (min 6 or m 6, e.g., Cm 6) is a minor triad, still with a major 6. For example, the chord Cm 6 contains the notes C–E ♭ –G–A.

  9. List of chord progressions - Wikipedia

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    I–V–vi–IV chord progression in C: 4: Major I–IV ... 56 sequence: I–V ...