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broken chord — noun A chord whose notes are played in sequential descending or ascending order … Wiktionary
broken chord — noun Music a chord in which the notes are played successively … English new terms dictionary
broken chord — /broʊkən ˈkɔd/ (say brohkuhn kawd) noun Music a chord whose tones are played consecutively rather than simultaneously either upward or downward …
broken chord — Music. arpeggio … Useful english dictionary
broken — past part. of BREAK(1). adj. 1 that has been broken; out of order. 2 (of a person) reduced to despair; beaten. 3 (of a language or of speech) spoken falteringly and with many mistakes, as by a foreigner (broken English). 4 disturbed, interrupted… … Useful english dictionary
chord — Synonyms and related words: accompany, accord, air line, arpeggio, assonate, atone, attune, axis, be harmonious, be in tune, beeline, blend, broken chord, caring, catgut, chime, common chord, concento, concern, concertize, concord, consonant… … Moby Thesaurus
chord — chord1 chorded, adj. /kawrd/, n. 1. a feeling or emotion: His story struck a chord of pity in the listeners. 2. Geom. the line segment between two points on a given curve. 3. Engin., Building Trades. a principal member of a truss extending from… … Universalium
Chord (music) — Instruments and voices playing and singing different notes create chords. This article describes pitch simultaneity and harmony in music. For other meanings of the word, see Chord. A chord in music is any harmonic set of two–three or more notes… … Wikipedia
chord — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cord; harmony; triad, arpeggio. See music, filament. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. harmonizing tones, triad, octave; second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth; major, minor, diminished, augmented … English dictionary for students
Block chord — 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 Sudhalter, Richard M. (2001) p.404.] rhythmic unison with the melody, as opposed to… … Wikipedia
