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How to pronounce chords in American English
“chords” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to chords the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“chords” in real sentences — American speakers
27 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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and these are the chords to that.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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beyond three chords of the truth, as they say in Nashville.
Dept of Justice
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WHAT CHORDS TO PLAY LITERALLY THE FOURTH, THE FIFTH, THE MINOR FALL AND THE MAJOR LIFT,
NIH
Words that sound like “chords”
Words one sound away from chords — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “chords”
Why real speech
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