SOME CHORD SYMBOLS AND FORMULA CHART.
CHORD NAME SYMBOL/S. CHORD FORMULAS.
MAJOR. Maj. M. =1. 3. 5.
MINOR. min. m. -
SEVENTH. 7. 7th. =1. 3. 5. b7.
MINOR SEVENTH. m7. min7. -
MINOR SEVEN FLAT FIVE. min7 b5. ( Half diminished 7th.) =1. b3. b5. b7.
SIXTH ( MAJOR 6 ) 6. M6. =1. 3. 5. 6.
MINOR SIXTH. m6. =1. b3. 5. 6.
MAJOR SEVENTH. M7. =1. 3. 5. 7.
AUGMENTED. Aug. +. +5. #5. =1. 3. #5.
DIMINISHED SEVENTH. *** Dim. Dim7. O. =1. b3. b5. bb7. ( bb7 = 6.)
DIMINISHED. *** Dim. =1. b3. b5.
MAJOR FLAT FIVE. b5. dim 5th. =1. 3. b5.
SEVENTH AUGMENTED FITH. 7#5. 7+5. 7+. =1. 3. #5. b7.
SEVENTH FLAT FIVE. 7b5. 7-
SEVEN SHARP 5 FLAT 9. 7#5b9. 7+5-
NINTH. 9 =1. 3. 5. b7. 9. (9=2)
MAJOR NINTH. M9. =1. 3. 5. 7. 9. (9=2)
MAJOR ADD NINTH. Add 9. =1. 3. 5. 9. (9=2)
MINOR NINTH. m9. =1. b3. 5. b7. 9. (9=2)
SUSPENDED FOURTH. Sus 4. Sus. =1. 4. 5.
SUSPENDED SECOND. Sus 2. =1. 2. 5.
NINTH AUGMENTED FIFTH. 9#5. =1. 3. #5. b7. 9. (9=2)
SEVEN SUS FOUR. 7Sus4 =1. 4. 5. b7
SEVEN FLAT FIVE FLAT NINE. 7b5b9. =1. 3. b5. b7. b9. (b9=b2)
SIX ADD NINE. Maj 6 add 9. 6( 9 ). 6/9. =1. 3. 5. 6. 9. (9=2)
MINOR SIX ADD NINE. min 6 add 9. m6/9. =1. b3. 5. 6. 9. (9=2)
MINOR MAJOR SEVENTH. m/M7th. =1. b3. 5. 7.
SEVEN SHARP NINE. 7#9. 7+9. 7aug 9. =1. 3. 5. b7. #9. (#9=#2)
SEVEN FLAT NINE. 7b9. 7m9. 7-
NINE FLAT FIVE. 9b5. =1. 3. b5. b7. 9. (9=2)
ELEVENTH. 11 =1. 3. 5. b7. 9. 11. (9=2. 11=4)
THIRTEENTH. 13 =1. 3. 5. b7. 9. 11. 13. (9=2. 11=4. 13=6)
THIRTEEN FLAT NINE. 13b9. =1. 3. 5. b7. b9. 11. 13. (b9=b2. 11=4. 13=6)
THIRTEEN FLAT 5 FLAT 9. 13b5b9. =1. 3. b5. b7. b9. 11. 13.
(b9=b2. 11=4. 13=6)
MINOR THIRTEEN. m13. =1. b3. 5. b7. b9. 11. 13. (b9=b2. 11=4. 13=6)
All chords are related to the Major Scale.
e.g.1. The Dmajor chord uses the 1st. 3rd & 5th notes of the D Major Scale.
e.g.2. The Dminor chord uses the 1st. b3rd. & 5th notes of the D Major Scale.
e.g.3. The Csus chord uses the 1st. 4th. & 5th notes of the C Major