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to chord

to chord

7.2
To make notes or voices sound together in harmony
  • verb
  • /kɔrd/
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  • Have the students get in groups and practice singing and chording a song with one chordal error, and then perform the song for the class, as the others listen and raise their hands when the error occurs.

Examples

  • He needs to chord the song correctly so that the harmonies blend well together.

  • Wearing this where I like sweep my hand back and forth means play chord together.

  • Second, establish the key with the tonic (I) chord, and have the singers hum or "oo" a note from the I chord.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The pianist skillfully chorded the melody while the vocalist harmonized beautifully.

  • In the rehearsal, the choir practiced to chord their voices in harmony for the performance.

Synonyms

to harmonize
vsto chord
  • Specialized
7 4.2

To arrange, sing, or play notes so they sound good together

applies to making people or things agree as well as musical sounds

Idioms

to strike a chord
18 4.4

Make people feel a strong connection when it seems familiar

to touch a chord
  • Informal
2 5.8

To make a person feel a strong emotion

Compounds

seventh chord
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A chord of three notes with one extra note seven notes above the first

common chord
  • Specialized
4.4

A set of three notes played together, the main note and two higher notes, making a major or minor sound

dissonant chord
  • Specialized
7.7

A group of musical notes played together that sound tense and not smooth

Surface Forms

chord infinitive
chorded past
chorded past participle
chording present participle
chords third person singular

Etymology

Chord also comes from the old word chordē, 'string', and it grew to mean making sounds agree like strings sounding together. That's why to chord is to bring voices or instruments into harmony.