chord pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofchordandpattern

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chord
noun[C]
uk
/kɔːd/us
/kɔːrd/
three or more musical notes played at the ...
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pattern
noun
uk
/ˈpæt.ən/us
/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofchordandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rather, the turnaround functions to reintroduce the harmonic progression, smoothing the repeated blueschordpatterninto a circle.
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I used achordpatternthat you had suggested as an example.
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One was achordpatternand rhythm pattern.
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Traditional synthesis methods and sounds are often employed, often repeating a simplechordpattern.
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The song features a folk-inspiredchordpatternto support the melody.
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There is a distinctivechordpatternwhich repeats round and round throughout the arpeggios.
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Used in improvisation skills and units on 12-bar blues and other chord patterns.
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Traditionally, carols have often been based on medieval chord patterns, and it is this that gives them their uniquely characteristic musical sound.
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This made it possible to play complex chord patterns on a chromatically tuned autoharp in multiple keys.
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For each regular tuning, chord patterns may be moved around the fretboard, a property that simplifies beginners' learning of chords and advanced players' improvisation.
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The performances of these bands typically feature extended musical improvisation (jams) over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns, and long sets of music that can often cross genre boundaries.
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The concerto is primarily difficult from its many quick scale patterns which must be played perfectly and also from its many fast chord patterns moving up and down.
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