Alt

An "alt chord" is a Dominant chord whose 5th has been altered and if it has a 9th (which is typically the case) it is altered too. So if you see G7alt, it generally means that the 5th can be either #5 or b5, (or both), and the 9th should be #9 or b9, (or both), but you should not use the unaltered 5 or 9.

4 Characteristics of Alternative Rock 1. Guitar-driven music: Like most rock music, the alternative subgenre tends to be driven by guitars, which are accompanied by bass and drums. Keyboards were rare in 1990s alternative, but they have found their way into many twenty-first century alternative bands.

: alternative music that blends elements of conventional rock with influences from other musical styles (such as punk rock, hard rock, hip-hop, or folk)

Alternative music is the most versatile music out there, therefore making it the best genre of music due to its ability to please massive audiences. Even if people listen to predominantly rap music, people will still have some kind of form of alternative music hidden within their library.

Indie rock is a subgenre of alternative rock music which originated in the United Kingdom and North America in the early 1980s. Initially a form of independent music, it was based on small labels with low budgets which produced lo-fi rock records.

Alt is an abbreviation for alternate character. Virtually all MMORPGs permit a player to create more than one player character on his or her account.

Alternative and Indie: While the alternative and indie genres differ greatly from the other genres in terms of sound, the personality qualities associated with these genres are actually quite similar. Listeners tend to be introverted, passive, and lack self-esteem.

In all this success, Billie Eilish has been hailed as an indie/alternative artist. It makes a great story, it really does.

Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily downtuned, mid-paced guitar riffs, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and harsh vocals and sometimes unconventional sounds within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s.

Alternative rock with punk elements. Can overlap with genres such as pop punk, power pop, and hardcore punk. The tag is, however, also frequently used for post-punk, new wave and dance punk bands.

Alternative and indie music listeners tend to mimic the slow and mellow sounds of these genres, as they tend to go about life in a lackadaisical manner. However, alternative and indie listeners tend to be more creative and intellectual than others.

The name "alternative" was coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands on independent record labels that didn't fit into the mainstream genres of the time.