especially guitar, an open chord (open-position chord) is a chord that includes one or more strings that are not fingered. An open string vibrates freely...

barre chords are frequently used in combination with "open" chords, where the guitar's open (unfretted) strings construct the chord. Playing a chord with...

guitarists to permute the tonal order of notes in a chord. The playing of conventional chords is simplified by open tunings, which are especially popular in folk...

A power chord Play, also called a fifth chord, is a colloquial name for a chord on guitar, especially on electric guitar, that consists of the root note...

the rest of the strings remain in standard tuning. This creates an "open power chord" (three-note fifth) with the low three strings (DAD). Although the...

guitar, an open G tuning is an open tuning that features the G-major chord; its open notes are selected from the notes of a G-major chord, such as the...

set classes Ninth chord Open chord Passing chord Primary triad Quartal chord Root (chord) Seventh chord Synthetic chord Thirteenth chord Tone cluster Triad...

between the top and bottom notes. In contrast, a chord is in open harmony (also called open position or open structure) if there is more than an octave between...

composition, a chord progression or harmonic progression (informally chord changes, used as a plural) is a succession of chords. Chord progressions are...

Open C tuning is an open tuning for guitar. The open-string notes form a C major chord, which is the triad (C,E,G) having the root note C, the major third...