common chord

noun

1. music a chord consisting of the keynote, a major or minor third, and a perfect fifth

   the notes G, B, and D form the common chord of G major

Example Sentences

If that doesn't seem to work for your piece, try a transposition that makes the most common chord an easy chord.

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By telephone across Indianapolis, Wilson thinks a dynasty “makes you really appreciate what you have,” a common chord among Alabama fans, but brings no decline in midgame tension.

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When does a common chord progression become one songwriter’s property?

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The 2007 Broadway premiere of “The Year of Magical Thinking” starred Vanessa Redgrave, and it, too, has struck a common chord in productions around the U.S. and Europe.

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If “When We Rise” has a thread, it’s coalition-building, getting disparate voices to find a common chord.

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