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power chord
noun[ C ]
music specializeduk /ˈpaʊə ˌkɔːd/ us /ˈpaʊ.ɚ ˌkɔːrd/
a chord (= three or more notes played together) used especially in electric guitar music that contains the first and fifth notes of a major scale:
The sound of the crashing power chords of the electric guitar was to become the trademark of rock and roll.
He played lots of solos full of piercing notes and bluesy power chords.
The song combines guitar power chords with heavily processed organ and synthesizer sounds.
Their songs feature very melodic octave shapes while at the same time heavy power chords are played underneath.
The power chords she was hitting were beautiful and harmonically complex.
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