The term sixth chord refers to two different kinds of chord, the first in classical music and the second in modern popular music. The original meaning...

music theory, an augmented sixth chord contains the interval of an augmented sixth, usually above its bass tone. This chord has its origins in the Renaissance...

Neapolitan sixth chord. In B major or B minor, for example, a Neapolitan sixth chord in first inversion contains an interval of a minor sixth between E...

sequence of ascending thirds from the root, such as the added sixth or fourth, or it can be in a chord that doesn't consist of a continuous stack of thirds, such...

In music, a chord is a group of three or more notes played simultaneously, typically consisting of a root note, a third, and a fifth. Chords are the building...

chord that consists of the same intervals: augmented fourth, augmented sixth, and augmented ninth above a bass note. The notes of the Tristan chord are...

of chord names and symbols in different contexts to represent musical chords. In most genres of popular music, including jazz, pop, and rock, a chord name...

In music, a minor seventh chord is a seventh chord composed of a root note, a minor third, a perfect fifth, and a minor seventh (1, ♭3, 5, ♭7). In other...

half-diminished seventh chord exists in root position and in three inversions. The first inversion is enharmonic to a minor sixth chord: In diatonic harmony...

A seventh chord is a chord consisting of a triad plus a note forming an interval of a seventh above the chord's root. When not otherwise specified, a...