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A chord.

Playing a Cnote an Enote and a Gnote simultaneously will give you a C chord.

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When you play two notes at the same time it is usually called an "interval;" however, it can also be called a "chord," even though chords are normally three or more notes.

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Playing two (or more) notes simultaneously on a string instrument is called a Double Stop.

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