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Cold Sassy Tree
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Whenever her hands hit bass and treble chords at the same time, the bodice stretched tight across her bust, and on fast pieces, the jiggle was something to see!†
She ended with a slow, subdued flourish of treble chords and finally one soft single bass note, like a Graphophone winding down.†
All of a sudden Miss Love hopped up like she'd sat on a pin, plopped herself down on the piano stool, and went to playing chords.†
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.4 pause, then sad chords.†
All his favorites, chording slower and slower, quieter and quieter.†

chording = blending three or more musical notes

Definitions:

(1) (chord as in: piano chord)
a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together; or figuratively to express harmonious blending or clashing
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)