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Chord Symbols

Lesson 29/107 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Rock Piano
Chord Symbols

Chord Symbols

In sheet music notation, there is a lack of uniformity in writing chord symbols. For example the C major seven chord can be written as "Cmaj7" (used in this book), "CM7" or "CM7". The following table outlines the symbols used in this book, together with correct pronunciation and alternative symbols used for each chord type.

In sheet music, chord symbols that indicate a specific bass note to play are sometimes used. For example, C/G indicates a C chord with a G bass note (it may also be written C/G bass). The bass note will not always be a note of the chord; for example, Am/G is an A minor chord with a G bass note, which could also be called Am7.

Major

C

Db

D

Eb

E

F

F#

G

Ab

A

Bb

B

Minor

Cm

C#m

Dm

Ebm

Em

Fm

F#m

Gm

G#m

Am

Bbm

Bm

Seventh

C7

Db7

D7

Eb7

E7

F7

F#7

G7

Ab7

A7

Bb7

B7

Minor Seventh

Cm7

C#m7

Dm7

Ebm7

Em7

Fm7

F#m7

Gm7

G#m7

Am7

Bbm7

Bm7

Major Seventh

Cmaj7

Dbmaj7

Dmaj7

Ebmaj7

Emaj7

Fmaj7

F#maj7

Gmaj7

Abmaj7

Amaj7

Bbmaj7

Bmaj7

Sixth

C6

Db6

D6

Eb6

E6

F6

F#6

G6

Ab6

A6

Bb6

B6

Ninth

C9

Db9

D9

Eb9

E9

F9

F#9

G9

Ab9

A9

Bb9

B9

Suspended

Csus

Dbsus

Dsus

Ebsus

Esus

Fsus

F#sus

Gsus

Absus

Asus

Bbsus

Bsus

Augmented

Caug

Dbaug

Daug

Ebaug

Eaug

Faug

F#aug

Gaug

Abaug

Aaug

Bbaug

Baug

Diminished

Co

Dbo

Do

Ebo

Eo

Fo

F#o

Go

Abo

Ao

Bbo

Bo

Half Diminished Seventh (minor seven flat five)

CN7

DbN7

DN7

EbN7

EN7

FN7

F#N7

GN7

AbN7

AN7

BbN7

BN7

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1- INTRODUCTION 2- The Major Chords 3- Chord Inversions 4- Seventh Chords 5- Minor Chords 6- The D Minor (Dm) Chords 7- The D Major and D7 Chords 8- Left Hand Bass Lines 9- The E Minor (Em) Chord 10- The B Minor (Bm) Chord 11- The A Major and A7 Chords 12- Diminished Chords 13- Scale Tone Chords 14- Scale Tone Chords in the Key of F 15- Sixth Chords 16- Suspended Chords 17- Scale Tone Chords in the Key of A Major 18- Scale Tone Chords in the Key of E Major 19- Scale Tone Chords in the Key of B<span class="symbolA">b</span> Major 20- Key of A Minor 21- Minor Key Signatures 22- Augmented Chords 23- Major Seventh Chords 24- Scale Tone Chord Extensions 25- Scale Tone Chord Extensions in the Key of G 26- Scale Tone Chord Extensions in the Key of G 27- Scale Tone Chord Extensions in the Key of B<span class="symbolA">b</span> Major 28- Ninth Chords 29- Turnaround Progressions 30- The Piano Keyboard 31- Major Scales 32- GLOSSARY OF TERMS 33- Chord Diagrams 34- C Major Chord Inversions 35- G7 Chord Inversions 36- Am Chord Inversions 37- Dm Chord and Inversions 38- 12 Bar Blues in Different Keys 39- Em Chord Inversions 40- Bm Chord Inversions 41- The F<span class="symbolA">#</span> Minor (F<span class="symbolA">#</span>m) Chord 42- B Diminished (B<sup>o</sup>) 43- Scale Tone Chords in the Key of G 44- Gm Chord Inversions 45- Relative Scales 46- Key of D Minor 47- Scale Tone Chord Extensions in the Key of C 48- Scale Tone Chord Extensions in the Key of F 49- Scale Tone Chord Extensions in the Key of A 50- Scale Tone Chord Extensions in the Key of E 51- 12 Bar Blues Variation 52- Turnaround Variations 53- How to Find Middle C 54- The C Major Scale 55- 12 Bar Blues 56- G Major Chord Inversions 57- Turnaround Progressions 58- 12 Bar Blues in C 59- Playing Chords with the Left Hand 60- F<span class="symbolA">#</span>m Chord Inversions 61- Scale Tone Chords in the Key of D Major 62- Swing Rhythms 63- Minor Keys 64- Key of E Minor 65- Playing Scale Tone Extensions 66- Turnaround Chord Substitutions 67- Fingers 68- The G Major Scale 69- F Major Chord Inversions 70- Keys 71- Key Signature of A Minor 72- Chord Extensions 73- How to Read Music 74- The F Major Scale 75- 12 Bar Blues in G 76- Ninth Chords 77- The Grand Staff 78- Keys and Key Signatures 79- Starting on the IV chord 80- The Note Middle C 81- Major Scales and Key Signatures 82- Extra Progressions 83- Note Values 84- Minor Keys 85- Time Signatures 86- Minor Scales and Key Signatures 87- Notes on the Piano Keyboard 88- Sharp and Flat Notes 89- The Chromatic Scale 90- Summary of Keys 91- Cycle of Fifths 92- Cycle of Fourths 93- Blues Scale Summary 94- Chord Construction 95- The Minor Chord 96- The Dominant Seventh Chord 97- Chord Formula Charts 98- Scale Tone Chords 99- Summary of Scale Tone Chords 100- Scale Tone Chord Extensions 101- Summary of Scale Tone Extension Chords 102- 12 Bar Blues and Turnaround Songs 103- Turnarounds 104- Modulation 105- Chord Substitution and Transposing 106- Transposing 107- Chord Symbols

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