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chord

/kɔɹd/noun, verb1 syllable

Chord means: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing.

Synonyms for chord2

verb, as in bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

harmonize, harmonise

What does chord mean?4

verb

1

bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

2

play chords on (a stringed instrument)

noun

1

a straight line connecting two points on a curve

2

a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chord?24

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Chord in a sentence

  • Every chord, every harmony, every discordant note fills me with immense joy.keegi
  • In this section, the composer makes heavy use of non-chord tones.mailohilohi
  • Every guitar tells a unique story across its strings, every chord evoking distant memories.samir_t
  • The piano is a chord instrument, while the flute is a monophonic instrument.jan_OkulaJu
  • If you add sevenths to these chords, the piece suddenly sounds very jazzy.mailohilohi
  • Can you play that chord on the keyboard?mervert1
  • Could you write down the chord progression for this song?CK
  • The non-chord tones in this section add some variety to the piece.mailohilohi

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of chord

as a noun

plural
chords

as a verb

third-person singular
chords
present participle
chording
past participle
chorded
past tense
chorded