Tip: Use abbreviations

Technically, acronyms and initialisms are types of abbreviations. Not all abbreviations, though, are acronyms or initialisms—those terms refer to specific types of abbreviations formed from taking the first letters of words in a longer phrase or name. 

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• The most basic chords are triads - a chord made of three notes.
• The seventh chords add a note above the basic triad. For example, C major seventh has the notes C-E-G-B.
• Major chords have a root note, a maj...

• The musical alphabet consists of seven letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and repeat. They are the white keys, and each note has a specific pitch.
• There are 12 notes on the piano keyboard: A, A#/B♭, B, C, C#/D♭,...