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    chord

    US /kɔrd, kord/

    ・

    UK /kɔ:d/

    B1
    n. (c.)Countable NounLine that joins two points on a circle
    You will sometimes include a chord in geometric drawings
    n. (c.)Countable NounCombination of musical notes played at same time
    The pianist pressed down three keys to play a simple chord

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    Memorable Moment: Taylor Swift and Zac Efron's Duet

    03:52Memorable Moment: Taylor Swift and Zac Efron's Duet
    • [plays chord]

      [plays chord]

    B1

    How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It

    10:25How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It
    • Jazz music follows particular structures, chord progressions, connections of notes.

      Jazz music follows particular structures, chord progressions, connections of notes.

    A2

    How Radiohead Avoid Clichés In Songwriting: Paranoid Android

    16:19How Radiohead Avoid Clichés In Songwriting: Paranoid Android
    • But it's not always doing that. You'll very quickly notice that the vocals and the guitar, they kind of switch the role of being the leader of the melody, and so one starts where the other ends. I think the pauses in between each vocal line give the listener some time to think and digest what is being said in the song. Now what's interesting about the guitar, specifically the tone of the guitar, is that it has this flanger effect. So if I'm strumming an A, basic A chord, you'll hear that it kind of sways back and forth, and that's the flanger effect, and it kind of makes the whole sound of the song sound more psychedelic and fluid in a way.

      But it's not always doing that. You'll very quickly notice that the vocals and the guitar, they kind of switch the role of being the leader of the melody, and so one starts where the other ends. I think the pauses in between each vocal line give the listener some time to think and digest what is being said in the song. Now what's interesting about the guitar, specifically the tone of the guitar, is that it has this flanger effect. So if I'm strumming an A, basic A chord, you'll hear that it kind of sways back and forth, and that's the flanger effect, and it kind of makes the whole sound of the song sound more psychedelic and fluid in a way.

    B1

    19-Year-Old Woman Arrested for Alleged GoFundMe Cancer Scam

    02:1119-Year-Old Woman Arrested for Alleged GoFundMe Cancer Scam
    • What struck a chord with you about her story?

      What struck a chord with you about her story?

    B1

    Chris Martin Performs Coldplay’s “Yellow” on the Stern Show (2011)

    02:53Chris Martin Performs Coldplay’s “Yellow” on the Stern Show (2011)
    • And, I was waiting to do that and then I was found this chord because I like to use strange tuning on the guitar.

      And, I was waiting to do that and then I was found this chord because I like to use strange tuning on the guitar.

    • So that chord made.

      So that chord made.

    A2

    デヴィッド・ゲッタだけど「DJ」について質問ある?| Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    17:33デヴィッド・ゲッタだけど「DJ」について質問ある?| Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • but it's also in key because G is in a chord we call this a fifth.

      but it's also in key because G is in a chord we call this a fifth.

    • So it's a perfect chord.

      So it's a perfect chord.

    A2

    Top 10 BEST Rip Off Songs Of All Time

    15:37Top 10 BEST Rip Off Songs Of All Time
    • Blur – The chord sequence is from David Bowie's Boys Keep Swinging, but the attitude is all blur.

      Blur – The chord sequence is from David Bowie's Boys Keep Swinging, but the attitude is all blur.

    • The chord sequence is from David Bowie's Boys Keep Swinging, but the attitude is all blur.

      The chord sequence is from David Bowie's Boys Keep Swinging, but the attitude is all blur.

    B2

    Avid ~ Voices of the Chord [Mashup] 86 EIGHTY-SIX OST by Sawano Hiroyuki

    04:13Avid ~ Voices of the Chord [Mashup] 86 EIGHTY-SIX OST by Sawano Hiroyuki
    • Avoid the voices of the chord.

      Avoid the voices of the chord.

    • Avoid the voices of the chord.

      Avoid the voices of the chord.

    B1

    Annoying Orange - Most DISGUSTING Episodes!!

    27:20Annoying Orange - Most DISGUSTING Episodes!!
    • You just play a C chord then double whip pick the whammy bar with the E string.

      You just play a C chord then double whip pick the whammy bar with the E string.

    • You just play a C chord, then double whip pick the whammy bar with the E string.

      You just play a C chord, then double whip pick the whammy bar with the E string.

    B2

    17 Tiny Habits That Made Me Rich

    15:3317 Tiny Habits That Made Me Rich
    • And this has really struck a chord with me.

      And this has really struck a chord with me.

    • There's a saying that is, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with," and this has really struck a chord with me.

      There's a saying that is, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with," and this has really struck a chord with me.

    A2