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{{Wikipedia|Dyad (music)}} | {{Wikipedia|Dyad (music)}} | ||
A '''dyad''' is a [[chord]] of two [[pitch class]]es. | A '''dyad''' (less commonly, '''diad''') is a [[chord]] of two [[pitch class]]es. In its simplest voicing, a dyad contains two notes, but it may also contain [[octave]] doublings (assuming [[octave equivalence]]). For example, a [[Wikipedia:Power chord|power chord]] is a dyad because it contains only two pitch classes a [[perfect fifth]] apart, even though it usually contains at least three notes. | ||
Dyads can be classified by the [[interval]] between the notes. | Dyads can be classified by the [[interval]] between the notes, and as such the words ''dyad'' and ''interval'' are sometimes used interchangeably. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 21 July 2023
A dyad (less commonly, diad) is a chord of two pitch classes. In its simplest voicing, a dyad contains two notes, but it may also contain octave doublings (assuming octave equivalence). For example, a power chord is a dyad because it contains only two pitch classes a perfect fifth apart, even though it usually contains at least three notes.
Dyads can be classified by the interval between the notes, and as such the words dyad and interval are sometimes used interchangeably.