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chording

British  
/ ˈkɔːdɪŋ /

noun

  1. the distribution of chords throughout a piece of harmony

  2. the intonation of a group of instruments or voices

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All his favorites, chording slower and slower, quieter and quieter.

From Literature

String tone was lustrous, and between the confidently forthright wind chording and the pungency in the lower brass, the score’s riot of color was not slighted.

From Washington Post

Thankfully my injured thumb was on my chording hand, where it would be a relatively minor inconvenience.

From Literature

Bernard and my sister Debbie were both musical geniuses when it comes to harmony, chording, things like that, and in the studio, they were like, “Grrr!”

From The Guardian

Holy Other's debut album, Held, is filled with emotional highs and lows, from euphoric rushes of sound to an ominous dark chording – not really a place for compromise.

From The Guardian