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Chord
A chord is two or more notes sounding together.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 3; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Chords provide harmony and can shape mood, style, and structure. In production they may be played by guitars, keyboards, voices, strings, synths, or sampled instruments.
Topics
Melody and harmonyMusic concepts
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.