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augmented sixth chord

augmented sixth chord noun: a chord that contains a lowered submediant scale degree and a raised subdominant scale degree.

Noun

augmented sixth chord (plural augmented sixth chords)

  1. a chord that contains a lowered submediant scale degree and a raised subdominant scale degree

Forms of augmented sixth chord

pluralaugmented sixth chords

Questions about augmented sixth chord

What does augmented sixth chord mean?
Augmented sixth chord means a chord that contains a lowered submediant scale degree and a raised subdominant scale degree.
What part of speech is augmented sixth chord?
Augmented sixth chord is a noun.
What is the plural of augmented sixth chord?
The plural of augmented sixth chord is augmented sixth chords.

Words near augmented sixth chord in the dictionary

  1. augmented second
  2. augmented seconds
  3. augmented seventh
  4. augmented sevenths
  5. augmented sixth
  6. augmented sixth chord
  7. augmented sixth chords
  8. augmented sixths
  9. augmented sphenocorona
  10. augmented third
  11. augmented thirds

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