A chord voicing is the vertical spacing
of the notes of any given chord. For example, in a C-Major chord, the
notes are C, E, and G. These notes can be arranged in many
different ways. The following example shows a C-Major chord in
different chord voicings.
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| Various chord voicings |
If the notes are close together, with
no spaces between chord tones, then the chord is in a close voicing.
If the notes have spaces between the chord tones, then the chord is
in an open voicing.
