note vs chord

note and chord both are nouns.

note and chord both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
note	Yes	No	Yes	No
chord	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chord is a hyponym of note; that is, chord is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than note:

note: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
chord: a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Other hyponyms of note include keynote, tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading tone, subtonic, pedal, pedal point, shake, trill, middle C, passing note, passing tone, semibreve, whole note, half note, minim, crotchet, quarter note, eighth note, quaver, semiquaver, sixteenth note, demisemiquaver, thirty-second note, hemidemisemiquaver, sixty-fourth note, acciaccatura, appoggiatura, grace note, blue note, monotone.

note (noun)	chord (noun)
a characteristic emotional quality	a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
a brief written record	a straight line connecting two points on a curve
a comment or instruction (usually added)
a short personal letter
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
high status importance owing to marked superiority

note (verb)	chord (verb)
make mention of	bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
make a written note of	play chords on (a stringed instrument)
notice or perceive
observe with care or pay close attention to

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