added sixth chord

noun

: a chord consisting of a triad with an added note a major sixth above the root

especially : a triad built on the subdominant (see subdominant entry 2 sense a) with an added sixth see sixth chord

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined above

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