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the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chord. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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chord
1 of 3 noun
: a group of three or more tones sounded together to form harmony
chordal
adjective
-əl
chord
2 of 3 verb
: to play chords
chord
3 of 3 noun
: a straight line between two points on a curve
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