Both Uses of
chord
in
The Great Gatsby
- As Tom took up the receiver the compressed heat exploded into sound and we were listening to the portentous chords of Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the ballroom below.†
p. 127..5
- No. From the ballroom beneath, muffled and suffocating chords were drifting up on hot waves of air.†
p. 132..4 *
Definition:
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(chord as in: piano chord) a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together