<Li> Position or inversion of the chord </Li> <Li> General type of intervals it appears constructed from--for example seconds, thirds, or fourths </Li> <Li> Counts of each pitch class as occur between all combinations of notes the chord contains </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Number of notes </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Alternate name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Monad </Td> <Td> Monochord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dyad </Td> <Td> Dichord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Triad </Td> <Td> Trichord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tetrad </Td> <Td> Tetrachord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Pentad </Td> <Td> Pentachord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Hexad </Td> <Td> Hexachord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Heptad </Td> <Td> Heptachord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Octad </Td> <Td> Octachord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Ennead </Td> <Td> Nonachord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Decad </Td> <Td> Decachord </Td> </Tr> </Table>

A broken chord i.e. playing the notes of a chord one by one is called