"major chord" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: major chords [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} major chord (plural major chords)
  1. (music) Any musical chord which has the tones a major third (as opposed to a minor third) and a perfect fifth above its root, i.e. the notes of a major triad, but possibly containing other intervals, such as a seventh or ninth. Wikipedia link: major chord Categories (topical): Music Related terms: minor chord, augmented chord, diminished chord, suspended chord Translations (musical chord containing a major third and perfect fifth above its root): duurisointu (Finnish), dúrhljómur [masculine] (Icelandic), dakong sanlinigan (Tagalog)

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