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power chord

A chord commonly used in rock music that combines a root (a low note that forms the foundation of a chord) and its fifth (a note that is five notes higher than the root on the scale). A: "When do you want me to come in?" B: "Why don't you hit that power chord, and we'll go into the chorus from there."

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strike a chord (with someone)

Fig. to cause someone to remember something; to remind someone of something; to be familiar. The woman in the portrait struck a chord with me, and I realized that it was my grandmother. His name strikes a chord, but I don't know why.

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strike a chord

to cause you to realize that something is connected to you in some way The characters in the play strike a chord because their speech and their reactions are like ours.

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strike/touch a chord

if something strikes a chord with someone, they are interested in it and like it because it is connected with their own lives or opinions Clearly the book has struck a chord, as we can see from the hundreds of letters we have received from readers. (often + with ) Her ideas on social reform will strike a chord with poor people everywhere.

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strike a chord

if something you hear or see strikes a chord, it seems familiar to you Carson? That name strikes a chord.

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strike a chord

Trigger a feeling or memory, as in That poem strikes a chord in all those touched by the Holocaust. This term alludes to striking the strings or keys of a musical instrument. [First half of 1800s] Also see strike the right note.

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