tristan chords

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Definition of tristan chords in English English dictionary

plural form of Tristan chord

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Tristan chord

A chord in musical composition consisting originally of the notes F, B, D# and G# which can be translated more generally in intervalic terms as: augmented fourth, augmented sixth and augmented ninth above a root. Enharmonically it sounds like a half-diminished seventh chord (e.g. F-A♭-C♭-E♭), though in terms of musical analysis it can be interpreted in several ways

Hyphenation

Tris·tan chords

Turkish pronunciation

trîstän kôrdz

Pronunciation

/ˈtrəˌstan ˈkôrdz/ /ˈtrɪˌstæn ˈkɔːrdz/