common chord

Thân thiện

A pianist plays a common chord on the keyboard.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A three-note major or minor chord: In music theory, a "common chord" is a fundamental triad consisting of a root note, its third, and its fifth. It is the basic harmonic building block in Western tonal music.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The song begins with a simple C major common chord.
  • To build a common chord, you combine the first, third, and fifth notes of a scale.

Advanced Usage

• "Common-chord modulation": A compositional technique where a piece of music changes key by using a chord that is diatonic (native) to both the original key and the destination key. This shared chord is often a common chord.
  • The composer used a smooth common-chord modulation to transition from G major to E minor.

Variants and Related Words

• Triad (n): A synonym for a common chord, specifically a three-note chord built in thirds.
  • Major and minor triads are the most common types of chords.
• Diatonic chord (n): A chord built exclusively from notes belonging to a particular key or scale. A common chord is typically a diatonic chord.
• Tonic chord (n): The common chord built on the first degree (tonic) of a scale, providing a sense of rest or resolution.

Synonyms

• Triad: A three-note chord.
• Basic chord: A simple, fundamental chord structure.

Related Terms and Concepts

• Root position: The standard voicing of a common chord where the root note is the lowest pitch.
• Inversion: A rearrangement of the same three notes where either the third or the fifth is the lowest pitch (first inversion or second inversion, respectively).

Học thuật

Noun

1. a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones

Từ đồng nghĩa

• triad