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sixth chord
noun[ C ]
music specializeduk /ˈsɪksθ ˌkɔːd/ us /ˈsɪksθ ˌkɔːrd/(also sixth)
in classical music, a chord (= three or more notes played together) in which the bottom note is the third note of the triad (= three notes) and the top note is six notes above it:
There is a series of descending sixth chords.
He uses a rich harmonic texture of full triads and sixth chords.
another word foradded sixth
By tradition, a Neapolitan sixth chord is the chord of grief, death, and despair.
There are frequent sixth chords in the lower voices.
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alto clef
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