Chord Formulas
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Chord Formulas Table of chord formulas for musicians, improvisers & composers.
Colors can be used to memorize the formulae. Major Red Minor Blue Dominant Green
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In music theory, all chords are formulated from the major scale of the root of the chord. 2 notes constitute the quality of a chord. They are divided into 3 categories MAJOR MINOR and DOMINANT. Chord theory can be complex to understand if you don't know your key signatures, cycle of 4ths and 5ths and the formulae. When soloing or playing over changes like jazz chord progressions you have to phrase around the main notes of the chords or resolve your melodies on the arpeggio of the chord, to attain a musical pleasing effect or sound. If you replace a 3b or natural 3rd with a 4th then the chord becomes a Sus or Sus4 chord. Sus is short for Sustained. |
MAJOR |
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Name & Formula
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Symbol
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1, 3, 5
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or ▲ |
Major Add Nine
1, 3, 5, 9 |
maj/9 /9 |
Major Flat Nine
1, 3, 5, b9 |
majb9 |
Major Add Eleventh
1, 3, 5, 11 |
maj/11 /11 |
Major Add Eleventh Flat Nine
1, 3, 5, b9, 11 |
maj/11b9 |
Major Add Nine Add Eleventh
1, 3, 5, 9, 11 |
maj/9/11 /9/11 |
Major Flat Five
1, 3, b5 |
majb5 b5 |
Major
1, 3, b5, 9 |
majb5/9
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Major
1, 3, b5, b9 |
majb5b9
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Major
1, 3, b5, 11 |
majb5/11
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Major Add Eleventh Flat Nine
1, 3, b5, b9, 11 |
majb5/11b9 |
Major Sharp Five
1, 3, #5 |
Aug + |
Augmented
1, 3, #5, 9 |
Aug/9 +/9 |
Augmented
1, 3, #5, b9 |
Augb9 +b9 |
Augmented
1, 3, #5, 11 |
Aug/11 +/11 |
Augmented
1, 3, #5, b9, 11 |
Aug/11b9 +/11b9 |
Augmented
1, 3, #5, 9, 11 |
Aug/9/11 +/9/11 |
Major Sixth
1, 3, 5, 6 |
maj6 M6 |
Major Sixth
1, 3, b5, 6 |
maj6b5 6b5 ▲6b5 |
Major Sixth Sharp Five
1, 3, #5, 6 |
6+ ▲6+ |
Major Sixth Ninth
1, 3, 5, 6, 9 |
69 6/9 ▲69 |
Major Sixth Ninth Flat Five
1, 3, b5, 6, 9 |
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Major Sixth Ninth Sharp Five
1, 3, #5, 6, 9 |
69#5 |
Major Sixth Flat Nine
1, 3, 5, 6, b9 |
maj6b9
6b9 ▲6b9 |
Major Sixth
1, 3, b5, 6, b9 |
maj6b5b9 6b5b9 ▲6b5b9 |
Major Sixth
1, 3, #5, 6, b9 |
maj6b9+ 6b9+ |
Major Sixth Add Eleven
1, 3, 5, 6, 11 |
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Major Sixth Ninth Add Eleven
1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11 |
maj69/11 69/11 |
Major Sixth Flat Five Add Eleven
1, 3, b5, 6, 11 |
maj6b5/11 |
Major Sixth Sharp Five Add Eleven
1, 3, #5, 6, 11 |
maj6#5/11 6#5/11 ▲6#5/11 |
Major Sixth Ninth Flat Five Add Eleven
1, 3, b5, 6, 9, 11 |
maj69b5/11 69b5/11 ▲69b5/11 |
Major Sixth Ninth Sharp Five Add Eleven
1, 3, #5, 6, 9, 11 |
maj69#5/11 69#5/11 ▲69#5/11 |
Major Sixth Flat Nine Add Eleven
1, 3, 5, 6, b9, 11 |
maj6/11b9 6/11b9 ▲6/11b9 |
Major Sixth Flat Five Flat Nine Add Eleven
1, 3, b5, 6, b9, 11 |
maj6b5/11b9 6b5/11b9 ▲6b5/11b9 |
Major Sixth Sharp Five Flat Nine Add Eleven
1, 3, #5, 6, b9, 11 |
maj6+/11b9 6+/11b9 ▲6+/11b9 |
Major Sixth Seventh
1, 3, 5, 6, 7 |
maj67 ▲67 M67 |
Major Sixth Seventh Flat Five
1, 3, b5, 6, 7 |
ma67b5 maj67b5 ▲67b5 |
Major Sixth Seventh Sharp Five
1, 3, #5, 6, 7 |
ma67#5 maj67#5 ▲67+ |
Major Seventh
1, 3, 5, 7 |
ma7, maj7 ▲7, |
Major Seventh Flat Five
1, 3, b5, 7 |
ma7b5 ▲7b5 |
Major Seventh Sharp Five
1, 3, 5#, 7 |
ma7#5 ▲7#5 |
Major Seventh Add Eleventh
1, 3, 5, 7, 11 |
ma7/11 |
Major Seventh Flat Five Add Eleventh
1, 3, b5, 7, 11 |
ma7b5/11 ▲7b5/11 |
Major Seventh Sharp Five Add Eleventh
1, 3, #5, 7, 11 |
ma7#5/11 ▲7#5/11 ma7+/11 ▲7+/11 |
Major Ninth
1, 3, 5, 7, 9 |
ma9 maj9 ▲9
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Major Ninth Flat Five
1, 3, 5b, 7, 9 |
ma9b5 ▲9b5 |
Major Ninth Sharp Five
1, 3, 5#, 7, 9 |
ma9#5 ▲9#5 M |
Major Eleventh
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 |
ma11 ▲11 |
Flat Five
1, 3, b5, 7, 9, 11 |
ma11b5 ▲11b5 |
Major Eleventh Sharp Five
1, 3, 5#, 7, 9, 11 |
ma11#5 ▲11#5
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Major Thirteenth
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 |
ma13 maj13
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Major Thirteenth Flat Five
1, 3, 5b, 7, 9, 13 |
ma13b5 ▲13b5
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Major Thirteenth Flat Five Add Eleventh
1, 3, 5b, 7, 9, 11, 13 |
ma13b5/11 ma11b5/13 |
Major Thirteenth Sharp Five Add Eleventh
1, 3, 5#, 7, 9, 11, 13 |
ma13#5/11 ma11#5/13 |
Major Thirteenth Sharp Five
1, 3, 5#, 7, 9, 13 |
ma13#5 ▲13#5 M |
Major Thirteenth Add Eleven
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 |
ma13/11 ma11/13 |
Major Seventh Add Eleven
1, 3, 5, 7, 11 |
ma7/11 maj7/11 |
MINOR
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Name & Formula |
Symbol
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Minor
1, 3b, 5 |
min mi m - |
Minor Augmented
1, 3b, 5#
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min.aug mi.aug m+ -+ |
Diminished (Triad)
1, 3b, 5b
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dim
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Minor Add Nine
1, 3b, 5, 9 |
min/9 mi/9 m/9 -/9 |
Minor Sixth
1, 3b, 5, 6 |
min6 mi6 m6 -6 |
Minor Seventh
1, 3b, 5, 7b |
min7 mi7 m7 -7 |
Minor Ninth
1, 3b, 5, 7b, 9 |
min9 mi9 m9 -9 |
1, 3b, 5, 7b, 9, 13 |
min13 -13 |
Minor Sixth Seventh
1, 3b, 5, 6, 7b |
min67 mi67 m67 -67 |
Minor Sixth Major Seventh
1, 3b, 5, 6, 7b |
min6ma7 mi6ma7 m6ma7 |
Minor Sixth Ninth
1, 3b, 5, 6, 9 |
min69 mi69 m6/9 m69 |
Minor Major Seventh
1, 3b, 5, 7 |
min.maj7 mi.ma7 |
Minor Major Ninth
1, 3b, 5, 7, 9 |
min.maj9 mi.ma9 |
Minor Major Eleventh
1, 3b, 5, 7, 9, 11 |
min.maj11 mi.ma11 -M m▲11 |
1, 3b, 5, 7, 9, 13 |
min.maj13 mi.ma13 -M m▲13 |
Diminished Seventh (Quadrad)
1, 3b, 5b, 6 |
dim7th dim7 o7th o7 o |
Half-Diminished or Minor Seventh Flat Five
1, 3b, 5b, 7b |
min7b5 m7b5 Ø7 Ø |
Diminished Major Seventh
1, 3b, 5b, 7 |
dim.ma7th dim o▲7 |
Diminished Major Ninth
1, 3b, 5b, 7, 9 |
dim.ma9th dim o▲9 |
Diminished Major Eleventh
1, 3b, 5b, 7, 9, 11 |
dim.ma11th dim▲11 o▲11 |
Diminished Major Thirteenth
1, 3b, 5b, 7, 9, 13 |
dim.ma13th dim▲13 o▲13 |
DOMINANT |
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Name & Formula |
Symbol |
Seventh
1, 3, 5, 7b |
7 7th |
Ninth
1, 3, 5, 7b, 9 |
9 9th |
Eleventh
1, 3, 5, 7b, 9, 11 |
11 11th |
Thirteenth
1, 3, 5, 7b, 9, 13 |
13 13th |
Thirteenth
1, 3, 5, 7b, 9, 11, 13 |
13/11 13th/11 |
Seventh Sharp Five
1, 3, 5#, 7b |
7#5 7+ |
Seventh Flat Five
1, 3, 5b, 7b |
7b5 |
Ninth Sharp Five
1, 3, 5#, 7b, 9 |
9#5 9+ |
Ninth Flat Five
1, 3, 5b, 7b, 9 |
9b5 |
Eleventh Sharp Five
1, 3, 5#, 7b, 9, 11 |
11#5 11+ |
Eleventh Flat Five
1, 3, 5b, 7b, 9, 11 |
11#5 11+ |
Thirteenth Sharp Five
1, 3, 5#, 7b, 9, 13 |
13#5 13+ |
Sixth Seventh
1, 3, 5, 6, 7b |
67 |
Seventh Sharp Nine
1, 3, 5, 7b, 9# |
7#9 7+9 |
Seventh Flat Nine
1, 3, 5, 7b, 9b |
7b9 |
Seventh Sharp Five Sharp Nine
1, 3, 5#, 7b, 9# |
7#5#9 7+5+9 |
Seventh Flat Five Sharp Nine
1, 3, 5b, 7b, 9# |
7b5#9 7b5+9 |
Seventh Flat Five Flat Nine
1, 3, 5b, 7b, 9b |
7b5b9
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BASIC TRIADS
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Name & Formula
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Symbol
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Major
1, 3, 5 |
None ▲ |
Minor
1, 3b, 5 |
min mi m - |
Augmented
1, 3, 5# |
Aug + |
Diminished
1, 3b, 5b |
dim |
Sus4, Sus
1, 4, 5 |
sus4 sus |
Sus2
1, 5, 9 |
sus2 |
Major Flat Five
1, 3, 5b |
majb5 mab5 ▲b5 |
Minor Augmented
1, 3b, 5# |
min.aug mi.aug m+ -+ |
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