Chord Symbol Short C CM [7] Cm C+ Co C6 CM6 [7] Cm6 C7 CM7 Cm7 Long Cmaj [7] Cmin Caug Cdim

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Analysis of symbol Component parts intervals Notes Chord name Root Third Fifth Added Third Fifth Added maj3 perf5 C-E-G C Major triad maj3 perf5 C-E-G C maj C-E min3 perf5 Minor triad C min G C-EAugmented maj3 aug5 C aug G triad C C C C C C C maj min dim 6 6 6 7 7 7 min3 dim5 maj3 perf5 maj6 maj3 perf5 maj6 min3 perf5 maj6 maj3 perf5 min7 maj3 perf5 maj7 min3 perf5 min7 C-E G - Diminished triad

Cmaj6 Cmin6

maj min

C-E-G- Major sixth chord A C-E G-A C-E-GB C-E-GB C-E G-B C-EG B Minor sixth chord Dominant seventh chord Major seventh chord Minor seventh chord Augmented seventh chord

Cdom7 Cmaj7 Cmin7

C+7 Co7 C C7

Caug7

aug 7

maj3 aug5 min7

Cdim7

C C C

dim 7 dim dim 7

min3 dim5 dim7 min3 dim5 min7 min3 dim5 min7

C-E - Diminished G -B seventh chord C-E Half-diminished G seventh chord B C-E - Minor-major seventh chord G-B

CmM7 Cminmaj7 Cm/M7 Cmin/maj7 C Cm(M7) Cmin(maj7) Cm(maj7)

min

maj7 min3 perf5 maj7

A chord consists of two or more notes played simultaneously that are certain intervals apart with respect to the chord root. The following table shows the labels given to these intervals and the respective notes for each of the twelve keys. As explained above, chord notation provides a shorthand for intervals, not actual notes. This table provides a mapping of intervals to actual notes to play. Mino Major Mino Majo Perfec Mino Majo Minor Major Chor Uniso r Triton Perfec secon r r t r r sevent sevent d root n secon e t fifth d third third fourth sixth sixth h h d B/ F G G A A B C D D E E F C C G C G D A E B F G C G A A E B F G C D G A D E A B E A B D A E B F C G A D E A B E F B C D A E B F C G A D E A B E F B C E B F C G D A B E F B C F G C D E B F C G D A B E F B C F G C D F C G D A E B C F G C D G A D E F / G C / D G / A D E A B E B C C/D F /G G/A D/E / / G D A E B A E B F C G D E A B E F B C F G A E B F C G D E A B E F B C F G B F C G D A E F B C F G C D G A B F C G D A E F B C F G C D G A

/F F / C D G A E

C /D D G /A A A/ B B D E E/F / E F

Definitions Name Altered Component intervals Short Long Integers Notes fifth Third Fifth C CM [7] Cmaj [7] Major triad major perfect {0, 4, 7} C-E-G C [4] Cm Minor triad Cmin minor perfect {0, 3, 7} C-E -G C Augmented triad CM 5 C+ Caug major augmented {0, 4, 8} C-E-G (major triad sharp five) CM+5 Diminished triad Cm 5 C Cdim minor diminished {0, 3, 6} C-E -G (minor triad flat five) Cm5

Symbols

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Symbols Name Seventh (dominant seventh) Short C7 Long Cdom7 Definitions Component intervals Altered Integers Notes fifth Third Fifth Seventh major perfect minor {0, 4, 7, C-E-G10} B

CM7 / CMa7 / Major seventh C j7 Cmaj7 C 7/C

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major perfect

major

{0, 4, 7, C-E-G11} B

Minor-major seventh

CmM7 / Cm 7 CM7 / C 7 / C Cm7 C-7

Cminmaj7

minor perfect

major

{0, 3, 7, C-E 11} G-B {0, 3, 7, C-E 10} G-B {0, 4, 8, C-E11} G -B C-E{0, 4, 8, G 10} B

Minor seventh

Cmin7 CM7 5 / CM7+5 C 5/ C +5 C7 5 / C7+5

minor perfect

minor

Augmentedmajor seventh C+M7 (major seventh C+ sharp five) Augmented seventh C+7 (dominant seventh sharp

Caugmaj7

major augmented major

Caug

major augmented minor

five) Halfdiminished seventh (minor seventh flat five) Diminished seventh Seventh flat five (dominant seventh flat five)

C /C Cmin7dim5 C / C7

Cm7 5 / Cm75 C7 5 / C75

minor diminished minor

C-E {0, 3, 6, G 10} B

Co7 C7

Cdim

C-E {0, 3, 6, minor diminished diminished G -B 9}

7 5

Cdom

7dim5

major diminished minor

C-E{0, 4, 6, G 10} B

Symbol Name Short CM9 / C 9 C9 CmM9 / CM9 Cm9 / C9 C+M9 C+9 / C9 5 C9 C

9

Long Cmaj9 Cdom9

Quality of added 9th Major Major

Notes

(Major) 9th Dominant 9th Minor Major 9th Minor Dominant 9th Augmented Major 9th Augmented Dominant 9th Half-Diminished 9th Half-Diminished Minor 9th Diminished 9th Diminished Minor 9th

C-E-G-B-D C-E-G-B -D C-E C-E -G-B-D -G-B -D

Cminmaj9 Major Cmin9 Major

Caugmaj9 Major Caug9 Major Major Minor Cdim9 Major

9

C-E-G -B-D C-E-G -B -D C-E C-E C-E C-E -G -B -D -G -B -D -G -B -D -G -B -D

C9 C
9

Cdim

Minor

Name

Symbol Short Long

Quality of added 11th

Notes

11th (dominant 11th) Major 11th Minor-Major 11th Minor 11th Augmented 11th Diminished 11th

C11

Cdom11

Perfect

C-E-G-B -D-F C-E-G-B-D-F C-E -G-B-D-F C-E -G-B -D-F C-E-G -B-D-F C-E-G -B -D-F C-E -G -B -D -F -G -B -D -F

CM11 Cmaj11 Perfect CmM11 / CM11 Cminmaj11 Perfect Cm11 / C11 C+ / C

11 11 11 11 5

Cmin11 Caug
11

Perfect Perfect Perfect

Augmented-Major 11th C+M11 Half-Diminished 11th C

Caugmaj11 Perfect

Cdim

11

Diminished C-E

Name Major 13th Dominant 13th Minor Major 13th Minor Dominant 13th Augmented Major 13th Half-Diminished 13th

Symbol Short Long 13 13 CM / C Cmaj13 C13 Cdom13 Cm13 / C13 C+

M13 13 13 5

Quality of Notes added 13th Major C-E-G-B-D-F-A Major C-E-G-B -D-F-A C-E C-E -G-B-D-F-A -G-B -D-F-A Major Major Major Major

CmM13 / CM13 Cminmaj13 Major Cmin13 Caug Caug

maj13 13

C-E-G -B-D-F-A C-E-G -B -D-F-A C-E -G -B -D-F-A

Augmented Dominant 13th C+ / C C13