sixth chord

  • 1Sixth chord — Sixth chords over C bass:  Play first inversion A minor chord …

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  • 2sixth chord — sixth′ chord n. mad a musical triad in first inversion, with the third in the bass and the root at an interval of a sixth above it • Etymology: 1870–75 …

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  • 3sixth chord — noun : a musical chord consisting of a tone with its third and its sixth above and usually being the first inversion of a triad * * * Music. an inversion of a triad in which the second note (next above the root) is in the bass. [1870 75] * * *… …

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  • 4sixth chord — /ˈsɪksθ kɔd/ (say siksth kawd) noun (in music) an inversion of a triad in which the second note (next above the root) is in the bass; the first inversion of a triad. Also, chord of the sixth, six three chord …

  • 5sixth chord — noun Date: circa 1903 a musical chord consisting of a tone with its third and its sixth above and usually being the first inversion of a triad …

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  • 6sixth chord — Music. an inversion of a triad in which the second note (next above the root) is in the bass. [1870 75] * * * …

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  • 7Augmented sixth chord — The interval of an augmented sixth normally resolves outwards by semitone to an octave.  Play (help·info) …

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  • 8sixth — [siksth] adj. [ME sixth < OE sixta, akin to Ger sechste, L sextus: see SIX & TH2] 1. preceded by five others in a series; 6th 2. designating any of the six equal parts of something n. 1. the one following the fifth …

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  • 9Chord (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… …

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  • 10Chord names and symbols (jazz and pop music) — CΔ7, or major seventh chord on C  Play ( …

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