Music A-Level
Altered chords
What Altered chords means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Altered chords
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Alterations are shown in brackets or as superscripts, such as C⁷⁽♭⁵⁾ for a dominant seventh with a flattened fifth.
Topics that use Altered chords
- Area of study 5: Jazz - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
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