3,212 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "Chords On Instruments"

Sound sample of a djembe at medium pitch, illustrating the three basic sounds (bass, tone, slap). The sample starts with a binary call, plays three cycles of the accompaniment pattern, and ends with a call. The accompaniment is "passport with a bass": s..ss.tts.bss.tt"

Bohlen-Pierce chord: 0,1,2 (semitones), the most dissonant chord. Currently at 0, 169.75, and 310.88 cents. Title refers to number of semitones (unison=0).

Triad in Just Bohlen-Pierce tuning (0 6 10 semitones). Title refers to harmonics (fundamental=1,3,9,etc.).

Just minor chord on C: 10:12:15.

Septimal minor triad on C (C,E7b,G or 6:7:9)

C major triad, played by me

0 7 10 was judged most consonant by the untrained subjects. Title refers to number of semitones (unison=0).

Extended dominant relationship in Schubert's German Dance, D. 643, opening.

New York Blues, a "Rag Classical" for accordion composed and performed by Pietro Frosini. Record format: Edison Diamond Disc Matrix number: 4998-B-1-6 Recording date: 1916 Release number: 50454-L Release date: February 1918 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 41040 Aufnahme der Ragtime-Komposition "New York Blues" aus dem Jahr 1916, gespielt auf dem Akkordeon von Pietro Frosini Македонски: Снимка на регтајм-композицијата New York Blues („Њујоршки блуз“). Пјетро Фрозини на армоника (1916).

Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming is an English translation of the 16th/17th century German Christmas carol, "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen". Performed by the chorus of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own", led by Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. (Leader & Commander) and CSM Debra L. McGarity (Command Sergeant Major) ca. 2010.

Le régiment de Sambre et Meuse (circa 1870), sung by Pierre d'Assy (1872 — 1911) Lyrics: fr:Régiment_de_Sambre-et-Meuse

Lieutenant Colonel Alan C. Sierichs, Commander and Music Director arranged by Master Sgt. Alan Baylock

An example of a blast beats played in tempos of 120, 160, 200 and 240 BPM. Made with Cubase and Drumkit From Hell. Przykład blast beatów granych odpowiednio w tempach 124, 160, 200 i 240 BPM. Wykonano przy pomocy programu Cubase i syntezatora perkusyjnego Drumkit From Hell. Exemples de blast beats joués aux tempos de 120, 160, 200 et 240 BPM. Crées avec Cubase et Drumkit From Hell.

Dream Chord on G, tuned 12:16:17:18. MIDI pitch bend appears to match intervals.

Motherchord (Mutterakkord), pyramidal (symetrical) chord. A G# E C# B F# C♮ F♮ G Bb D Eb = 0 e 7 4 2 9 3 8 t 1 5 6.

Alpha scale harmonic seventh chord on C. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

La Monte Young - Magic opening chord: E♭, E, F, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, E, F, G, A, B♭ = 2:3:7:9:21:63:567:189:567. The opening chord (left), E, F, A, B♭, D, E, G, and A, and the magic chord (right), E♭, B♭, C, E♭, F, B♭.

Mother chordMutterakkord

A romanized version of "w:Arirang", an unofficial national anthem of Korea, with string accompaniment.

A romanized version of "w:Arirang", an unofficial national anthem of Korea.

Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on the G String" performed by the Air Force Strings of the United States Air Force Band. Track 13 from Collage (2000).

Bad guy/"Villian" motif/riff.

V43 for comparison with viio6 as a substitute for V43 in Beethoven Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 2, No. 3, fourth movement.

5:7:9 is the first inversion of the major triad. Title refers to harmonics (fundamental=1:3:9:etc.).

V of V in C, on guitar.

French sixth chord in Schubert's D.795, No. 5, "Am Feierabend" ("The Hour of Rest").

The Star-Spangled Banner (the American national anthem) being performed in 1915 by Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of American President Woodrow Wilson. This recording was made as a souvenir for the Panama Pacific International Exposition and part of its profits were given to the American Red Cross. The record plate is Columbia Records number 1685 (39764). Originally manufactured by Columbia Graphophone Company.

The "Schwencke measure" added to J.S. Bach's Prelude in C Major BWV 846

Primary forms of the just tone row from Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 7, mov. 2. Pitch bend appears to match intervals.

Excerpt from Bach's Mass in B minor

Harmonic Chord 3:5:7:9. Traditional notation: G E B♭ D. Title refers to harmonics (fundamental=1:3:9:etc.).

sample of sound produced by a güira

The pelog selisir scale of Balinese gamelan gong kebyar, played on a gangsa.

Modern plastic guiro

Playing a large and small caxixi together

Livery Stable Blues by the Original Dixieland Jass Band, recorded 26 February 1917. It was released on the Victor label on 7 March 1917, and was the first released jazz recording. 78 RPM, transferred to .ogg from a .mp3 file from The Internet Archive. This version has been edited to reduce the hiss. Українська: «Livery Stable Blues» від «Ориджінал диксиленд джаз-банд», записаний 26 лютого 1917 року, перший випущений джазовий запис.

*Five quarter tones on C. Equal-tempered: 25/24:1 = 250 cents. MIDI pitch bend: 0,80 Preceded by:File:Three quarter tones on C.mid

Goodnight, Ladies in Pythagorean tuning. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

Just perfect fifth on D = A+. 3:2 = 701.96 cents.

Come Down Ma Evenin' Star from John Stromberg's Twirly Whirly (1902), performed by Lillian Russell. During the production of Twirly Whirly, John Stromberg delayed giving Lillian Russell her solo for several days, saying it wasn't ready. When he committed suicide a few days before the first rehearsal, the sheet music for Come Down Ma Evenin' Star was found in his pocket. It became Lillian Russell's signature song, and is the only one she is known to have recorded.

Tritone substitution (for V) notated as Italian sixth.

Four Flams (see w:Flam) performed by the United States Navy Band

Ah je vous dirai maman Var 7

Ah je vous dirai maman Var 5

Ah je vous dirai maman Var 8

Komm, sag es allen weiter, Evang. Gesangbuch 225

Chegou a hora da fogueira, performed by Carmen Miranda and Mário Reis

Ah je vous dirai maman Var 1

Drum Cadence B performed by the United States Navy Band

Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande motif, at Mélisande's entrance and later when Golaud asks if she ever loved Pelléas, features, in addition to the already usual ninth, a thirteenth inverted to a "warm" close-position fourth.