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power chord
power chord
A chord commonly used in rock music that combines a root (a low note that forms the foundation of a chord) and its fifth (a note that is five notes higher than the root on the scale). A: "When do you want me to come in?" B: "Why don't you hit that power chord, and we'll go into the chorus from there."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Furaha | | - | Eastern African, Swahili |
Poornima | | - | Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi |
Siti | | - | Malay, Indonesian |
Socrates | | SAHK-rə-teez (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Cainan | | KAY-nən (English), kay-IE-nən (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
Rina (4) | | ṙee-nah | Japanese |