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altered chord

noun

, Music.
  1. a chord in which at least one tone has been changed from its normal pitch in the key.


altered chord

noun

  1. music a chord in which one or more notes are chromatically changed by the introduction of accidentals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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It is an altered chord, the altered tone being the super-tonic.

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