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a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

In her first day learning the guitar, she has learned how to play G major, C major, and D major chords.

Its tremendous chords held all the sorrow and all the strength of the people of the city.
Jeanne DuPrau -- The City of Ember

chords = notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

There you have something—the deep chords beating, beating, while the melody runs on the strings like little footsteps.
John Steinbeck -- The Grapes of Wrath

chords = a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

The deep, rumbling chords of the song filled Harken Square.
Jeanne DuPrau -- The City of Ember

chords = notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Wasn't no bigger'n a bug first time he give me C chord.
John Steinbeck -- The Grapes of Wrath

chord = a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

You can do anything with a harmonica: thin reedy single tone, or chords, or melody with rhythm chords.
John Steinbeck -- The Grapes of Wrath

chords = a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

You can do anything with a harmonica: thin reedy single tone, or chords, or melody with rhythm chords.
John Steinbeck -- The Grapes of Wrath

chords = a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Somewhere in the camp a guitar sounded, slow chords, struck without any sequence, practice chords.
John Steinbeck -- The Grapes of Wrath

chords = a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Somewhere in the camp a guitar sounded, slow chords, struck without any sequence, practice chords.
John Steinbeck -- The Grapes of Wrath

chords = a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Many men can chord a guitar, but perhaps this man was a picker.
John Steinbeck -- The Grapes of Wrath

chord = a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Playing a reel and tapping out the tune, and the big deep strings of the guitar beating like a heart, and the harmonica's sharp chords and the skirl and squeal of the fiddle.
John Steinbeck -- The Grapes of Wrath

chords = a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Like Arya's mind, music ran through this one: deep amber-gold chords that throbbed with magisterial melancholy.
Christopher Paolini -- Eragon
The harmonica knocked teeth, wheezing, Dad hocked forth great chords of squeeze-eyed hilarity, turning in a circle, jumping up to kick his heels.
Ray Bradbury -- Something Wicked This Way Comes
In the distance, Bryan heard a few hesitant, amateur guitar chords.
Nora Roberts -- Summer Pleasures
The low voice, deep, sweet as an old chord, faltered and broke and failed.
Zane Grey -- The Lone Star Ranger
I have felt the vibration of chords in your nature that I have continually felt the want of in his.
George Eliot -- The Mill on the Floss
Do what he would, the chord of eagerness vibrated.
Edith Wharton -- The Age of Innocence
Now Kurt's playing an experimental chord.
Meg Cabot -- Queen of Babble
It was as if Dinah had put her hands unawares on a vibrating chord.
George Eliot -- Adam Bede
Yet, ironically, something Mr. Bourne said struck a chord with this court.
Jodi Picoult -- Change of Heart

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