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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''' is a collection of notes with well-defined pitches sounding together, or sometimes suggested in some manner, such as arpeggiation.

~~=Types~~ of ~~chords=~~

A chord's ''form'' is a description of its general structure, often using established categories (e.g. "[[major triad]]") or extensions thereof (e.g. "[[supermajor triad]]"), which summarize the intervals that constitute the chord. Most chord forms are named after the [[interval qualities]] of the intervals of the chord (e.g. "[[minor-major seventh chord]]"), while a few others are named after a {{w|Function (music)|harmonic function}} (e.g. "[[dominant seventh chord]]") or other composition techniques (e.g. "[[suspended second chord]]") when they are strongly associated. Chord forms do not provide precise tuning information, instead relying on [[interval region]]s to include a variety of similar chords.

[[~~Dyadic~~ chord]]

~~[[isoharmonic~~ chords~~|Isoharmonic~~ chord]]

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).

~~[[Linear chord]]~~

== Inversion ==

=== Chord inversion, or rotation ===

~~=Chord relationships=~~

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.

[[~~Chordal space~~]]

~~[[The Seven Limit Symmetrical Lattices]]~~

=== Melodic inversion ===

~~[[Harmonic Lattice Diagram]] [[Category:Chords]]~~

'''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.

~~[[Category:Overview]]~~

== Chords by size ==

~~[[es:Acordes]]~~

* [[Monad]]: 1 note

* [[Dyad]]: 2 notes

* [[Triad]]: 3 notes

* [[Tetrad]]: 4 notes

* [[Pentad]]: 5 notes

* [[Hexad]]: 6 notes

* [[Heptad]]: 7 notes

== Types of chords ==

* [[Dyadic chord]]

* [[Delta-rational chord]]

== Chord relationships ==

* [[Chordal space]]

* [[The Seven Limit Symmetrical Lattices]]

* [[Harmonic Lattice Diagram]]

== See also ==

* [[Chords of selected temperaments]]

[[Category:Chord| ]]

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-A ''chord'' is a collection of notes with well-defined pitches sounding together, or sometimes suggested in some manner, such as arpeggiation.
+{{interwiki
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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.
-=Types of chords=
+A chord's ''form'' is a description of its general structure, often using established categories (e.g. "[[major triad]]") or extensions thereof (e.g. "[[supermajor triad]]"), which summarize the intervals that constitute the chord. Most chord forms are named after the [[interval qualities]] of the intervals of the chord (e.g. "[[minor-major seventh chord]]"), while a few others are named after a {{w|Function (music)|harmonic function}} (e.g. "[[dominant seventh chord]]") or other composition techniques (e.g. "[[suspended second chord]]") when they are strongly associated. Chord forms do not provide precise tuning information, instead relying on [[interval region]]s to include a variety of similar chords.
-[[Dyadic chord]]
-[[isoharmonic chords|Isoharmonic chord]]
+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).
-[[Linear chord]]
+== Inversion ==
+=== Chord inversion, or rotation ===
+{{Wikipedia|Inversion (music) #Chords}}
-=Chord relationships=
+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.
-[[Chordal space]]
-[[The Seven Limit Symmetrical Lattices]]
+=== Melodic inversion ===
+{{Wikipedia|Inversion (music) #Melodies}}
-[[Harmonic Lattice Diagram]]      [[Category:Chords]]
+'''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.
-[[Category:Overview]]
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+== Chords by size ==
-[[es:Acordes]]
+* [[Monad]]: 1 note
+* [[Dyad]]: 2 notes
+* [[Triad]]: 3 notes
+* [[Tetrad]]: 4 notes
+* [[Pentad]]: 5 notes
+* [[Hexad]]: 6 notes
+* [[Heptad]]: 7 notes
+== Types of chords ==
+* [[Dyadic chord]]
+* [[Delta-rational chord]]
+== Chord relationships ==
+* [[Chordal space]]
+* [[The Seven Limit Symmetrical Lattices]]
+* [[Harmonic Lattice Diagram]]
+== See also ==
+* [[Chords of selected temperaments]]
+[[Category:Chord| ]] <!-- main article -->