Chords and Tones

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Definitions of Chords not found.

Tones and chords are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tones" instead a noun "Chords".

Definitions of Chords not found.

Chords and tones are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chords" instead a noun "Tones".

The definition of a "chord" in the modern sense came in use about 1560, and a system based on "three chords" containing all the tones of a full major scale was not defined until 1730.

Source: Three Chords and the Truth

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