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chord

[kawrd] / kɔrd /




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He strikes every chord like a virtuoso, and he’s going to be a major player in the movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

There’s also a more dramaturgical, meta reason for the loop, which follows a four chord structure throughout the piece, set in both 1851 and present day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

While he didn’t have any updates for her, the conversation with Jessica apparently struck a chord, and he asked a homicide detective named Anthony Stafford to review Cynthia’s case.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

"I think it's really struck a chord with how people are feeling in the world right now - the world is in quite a stressy place," Rigden said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

At the end of the chord name will be a slash followed by a note name, for example C/E. The note following the slash should be the bass note.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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