chord
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The defiantly down-home Busby struck a chord with a wide swath of viewers who didn’t know roots music from rutabagas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Three bottles in, Lightbody stumbled on a chord sequence and a lyric: "If I lay here / If I just lay here / Would you lie with me and just breathe in the world?"
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“Some of the dialogue struck a chord with me. It was Buddhism and psychology. ‘Without wisdom, there is no gain.’
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
Distilled to vocals, guitar, bass, piano and drums as Perry sheds a lifetime of weight, the song ends on a single, resonant power chord — a sonic declaration of liberation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
If the higher note is labelled 11add11, don't include the chord extensions that aren't named.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing chord
"The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Music - Introductory
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