interpretation / Symbolic
Chord
A named harmony with a root and quality, such as Cmaj7. Its symbol can be realized in different MIDI voicings.
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Interpret and voice a chord
A chord symbol names a harmony. The concrete MIDI voicing is a separate choice; the clock shows its octave-free pitch classes.
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Voiced chord · octave-free set
Source chord symbol
Cmaj7Quality
MajorPitch classes
0-4-7-11Voiced MIDI
48-52-55-59Written forms
Ways to write this concept
Each notation describes the same underlying object. Load a playable example to hear one MIDI realization in the Code Sequencer.
symbol
Traditional chord symbol (root + quality)
Cmaj7Dm7G7
Choose Load beside a convertible example to open its live player. Some catalog formats describe analysis or a display label and have no note realization yet.
Concept connections
Note setA group of concrete MIDI pitches with octaves. It specifies one voicing and can be reduced to pitch classes or a rootless point shape.Pitch-class setA selection of the twelve pitch classes, independent of octave and order. It says which pitches are present without choosing a chord root or voicing.Point SetA rootless arrangement of semitone offsets from the lowest note. Its shape stays the same when a MIDI voicing is transposed.