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{{Wikipedia|Chord (music)}} | |||
A '''chord''' is a collection of notes with well-defined pitches sounding together, or sometimes suggested in some manner, such as arpeggiation. | A '''chord''' is a collection of notes with well-defined pitches sounding together, or sometimes suggested in some manner, such as arpeggiation. | ||
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A chord's ''function'' is a description of the context in which a chord is used, including how it relates to neighboring chords and to the scale upon which it is built (e.g. "Neapolitan" for a chord built on the ♭II degree of a scale). | A chord's ''function'' is a description of the context in which a chord is used, including how it relates to neighboring chords and to the scale upon which it is built (e.g. "Neapolitan" for a chord built on the ♭II degree of a scale). | ||
== Inversion == | |||
=== Chord inversion, or rotation === | |||
{{Wikipedia|Inversion (music) #Chords}} | |||
An '''inversion''' of a chord typically refers to a [[rotation]] of a chord, that is, a setting where one of the pitch classes is chosen as the lowest note. For example, a C major triad contains the tones C, E and G; its inversion is determined by which of these tones is the lowest note in the chord. | |||
=== Melodic inversion === | |||
{{Wikipedia|Inversion (music) #Melodies}} | |||
'''Melodic inversion''', by contrast, describes literally ''inverting'' a chord, i.e. putting a chord upside-down. The two chords are ''inverses'' of each other. A chord whose inverse is itself is a ''palindromic chord'', or ''palindrome''. In {{w|negative harmony}} theory, chords are inverted with respect to the midpoint of the tonic and the fifth. | |||
== Chords by size == | == Chords by size == | ||
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* [[Harmonic Lattice Diagram]] | * [[Harmonic Lattice Diagram]] | ||
[[Category: | == See also == | ||
* [[Chords of selected temperaments]] | |||
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