chord progression

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chord progression

noun chord progressions

  1. A pattern of two or more chords, often chords diatonic to a particular key. You don’t have to start with a melody; you can base your tune on a specific chord progression and compose a melody that best fits the chords.

    Similar: chord changes

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noun movement of chords

日本語コード進行 kōdo shinkō
Françaisgrille d'accords
DeutschAkkordfolge, Progression

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@misc{chord_progression_2026,
  title = {chord progression},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chord%20progression},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}