Tom Conrad, chief technology officer at Pandora, says professional musicians take 20 minutes to create each song fingerprint that describes things like vocal quality, guitar speed and type of melody.

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An appoggiatura is a type of ornamental note that clashes with the melody just enough to create a dissonant sound.

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