vertical distribution of the pitches of a chord above the bass
Voicing
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Walking bass
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a bass line that moves steadily in a rhythm contrasting to that of the upper parts; in jazz, a walking bass usually moves by…
Tristan chord
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the half diminished seventh chord; a chord which was originally made up of the notes 'F', 'B', 'D sharp' and 'G sharp', altho…
Amen Cadence
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A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an plagal cadence…
Augmented sixth chord
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a chord which contains an augmented sixth above the bass, in addition to various other tones
Authentic Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an authentic cadence…
Chord Inversion
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Inversions rearrange chord tones while keeping chord identity. For triads: root position: root in bass first inversion: third…
Deceptive Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by a chord other than the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, a…
Final Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an authentic cadence…