Music A-Level

Chord extension

What Chord extension means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.

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Notes stacked in thirds above the basic triad to create 7th, 9th, 11th and 13th chords.

AQA · Area of study 5: Jazz - Musical elements

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Area of study 5: Jazz - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)

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