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Chord Recognition

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In music, harmony refers to the simultaneous sound of different notes that form a cohesive entity in the mind of the listener. The main constituent components of harmony, at least in the Western music tradition, are chords, which are musical constructs that typically consist of three or more notes. Harmony analysis may be thought of as the study of the construction, interaction, and progression of chords. The progression of chords over time closely relates to what is often referred to as the harmonic content of a piece of music. These progressions are of musical importance for composing, describing, and understanding Western tonal music including popular, jazz, and classical music.

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Müller, M. (2015). Chord Recognition. In: Fundamentals of Music Processing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21945-5_5

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