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Meaning of "altered chord" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALTERED CHORD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALTERED CHORD

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Altered chord is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ALTERED CHORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Altered chord

In music, an altered chord, an example of alteration, is a chord with one or more diatonic notes replaced by, or altered to, a neighboring pitch in the chromatic scale. For example the chord progression on the left uses four unaltered chords: Unaltered chord progression. Play Altered chord progression. Play The progression on the right uses an altered IV chord and is an alteration of the previous progression. The A♭ in the altered chord serves as a leading tone to G, which is the root of the next chord.

Definition of altered chord in the English dictionary

The definition of altered chord in the dictionary is a chord in which one or more notes are chromatically changed by the introduction of accidentals.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALTERED CHORD

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ALTERED CHORD

added sixth chord
broken chord
chord
clavichord
common chord
decachord
diminished seventh chord
dominant seventh chord
harpsichord
hexachord
major seventh chord
minor seventh chord
monochord
notochord
pentachord
rheochord
seventh chord
subchord
tetrachord
trichord
urochord

Synonyms and antonyms of altered chord in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «altered chord» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALTERED CHORD

Find out the translation of altered chord to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of altered chord from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «altered chord» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

改变弦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acorde alterado
570 millions of speakers

English

altered chord
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदल राग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غيرت وتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

измененное аккорд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acorde alterado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিবর্তিত ঘড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accord altéré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kord yang diubah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

veränderten Akkord
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

変更された和音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변경된 코드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diowahi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thay đổi hợp âm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாற்றப்பட்ட நாண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बदललेल्या जीवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Değiştirilmiş akort
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accordo alterato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akord zmieniony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

змінене акорд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coardă modificat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλλοιωμένη συγχορδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verander koord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förändrad ackord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

endrede akkord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of altered chord

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTERED CHORD»

The term «altered chord» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.811 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTERED CHORD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about altered chord

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALTERED CHORD»

Discover the use of altered chord in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to altered chord and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chords: Three-Chord Song, Altered Chord, Power Chord, Tone ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
2
Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Chord Soloing
... 16 33 Contemporary Voicings CMajor Chord Scale 00:20 71 EX, 9,31 00: 13 34 C7 Altered Chord Scale 00:22 72 EX, 9,32 00: 14 35 G7 Altered Chord Scale 00:15 73 EX, 933 00:13 36 Chord Scale Altered Licks 00:21 74 EX, 9,34 00; 14 37 ...
Paul Musso, 2012
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Chord Orbits
The following chart summarizes the different ways in which the three chord groups can be altered: CHORD GROUP: ALTERATIONS COMMONLY HEARD: major #5, #1 1 minor b5, #5, #7 dominant b5, #5, b9, #9, #1 1 , b1 3 Any altered chord ...
Don Latarski, 1988
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The Structure & Analysis of the Modern Improvised Line: Theory
2) Chord tone, to altered chord tone. 3) Altered chord tone, to chord tone. 4) Altered chord tone, to altered chord tone. Polarity Relationships - Single interval span subjected to either upward or downward polarity. Compound Intervallic Spans ...
David Zinn, 1981
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Complete Book of Harmony, Theory and Voicing
..L2 #2 3 L5 #5 L7 1 L2 Tension # 9(# 2) and # 5 (sometimes referred to as L 13) appear to be the most “characteristic” altered chord tones or tensions since they are also tensions 9(2) and 13(6) on their relative Sub V chord. The following lists  ...
Bret Willmott, 2011
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Jazz Keyboard Harmony
The term "altered chord" is a blanket term that applies to any of these four chord types. Sometimes a lead sheet will have the chord symbol "alt" to signify an altered chord. So you may see "B 7 alt" or even simply "B"alt." In those situations, you ...
Baerman, Noah
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Theory for the Contemporary Guitarist
Often, the name of an altered chord is self-explanatory. Let's check out three of the most common altered major and minor family chords. MAJOR 7 '5 The chord name tells us all we need to know — this is a major 7th chord with a raised 5th (R , ...
Capuzzo, Guy
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The Everything Bass Guitar Book: From Lines and Licks to ...
When a chord has these elements, it is in the classic form of an altered chord. Thus, when you're in a minor key, the V chord should normally be altered since this is more common and generally preferred with V chords in minor settings.
Eric Starr, Nelson Starr, 2008
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Jazz Keyboard Harmony
The term "altered chord" is a blanket term that applies to any of these four chord types. Sometimes a lead sheet will have the chord symbol "alt" to signify an altered chord. So you may see "B 7 alt" or even simply "B alt." ln those situations, you ...
Noah Baerman, 2000
10
Precious Lord!: How to Play Black Gospel
ALTERED CHORD FUNCTIONS Altered chords are major or minor chords which have been changed to augmented or diminished chords. A major chord becomes an augmented chord by raising the fifth one half step. Chord augmentation is ...
Robert L. Jefferson, 2007

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALTERED CHORD»

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Mystic's Audien Hoping For A Grammy Win For His Remix Of 'Pompeii'
... but essentially his version is a new piece of music, with altered chord progressions, counter-melodies, differently shaded instrumentation and ... «Hartford Courant, Feb 15»
2
Brazilian Music 2: Early sambistas
... advanced, and frequently makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up with a modulation or altered chord you never heard before. «The Reality-Based Community, Mar 14»
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How to: select the right scale
Likewise, for a G7 altered chord, some say G altered scale (or G Superlocrian) whereas others say Ab melodic minor (ie over a dom7, use ... «MusicRadar.com, Feb 12»
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The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company makes a triumphant return to the …
Lubovitch is sensitive to every altered chord progression and improvisational passage. He might endlessly repeat a lift (akin to extending a ... «Washington Post, Nov 10»
5
A musical savant
She plays back "the fabric" of the music, with perhaps an altered chord. In the auditorium, Rochelle feels her way through "Clowns," a crazy, ... «St. Augustine Record, May 04»

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