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the first 3 chords

A chord is three or more notes played at the same time. Here are the three most used chords in music:

the 1 chordthe 1 chord: home 
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
the 4 chordthe 4 chord: adventure 
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
the 5 chordthe 5 chord: homesickness 
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   |   |    |   |   | @  |    | @ |   | @  |   |   |    |    |   |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^