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Basic chord theory

Chords Major Minor Diminished Augmented th Major 7 th Minor 7 th Dominant 7 th th Minor7 -flat5 (Half Diminished) th Major 9 th Minor 9 th Dominant 9 th Dominant 11 th Minor 11 th Major 13 Minor 13
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Intervals between notes


Root - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd Root - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd Root - Minor 3rd - Minor 3rd Root - Major 3rd - Major 3rd Root - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd Root - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd Root - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Minor 3rd Root - Minor 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd Root - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd Root - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd Root - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd Root - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd Root - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd Root - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Minor 3rd Major 3rd Root - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd

Intervals related to the Root


Root - Major 3rd - Perfect 5th Root - Minor 3rd - Perfect 5th Root - Minor 3rd - Diminished 5th Root - Major 3rd - Augmented 5th Root - Major 3rd - Perfect 5th - Major 7th Root - Minor 3rd - Perfect 5th - Minor 7th Root - Major 3rd - Perfect 5th - Minor 7th Root - Minor 3rd - Diminished 5th - Minor 7th Root - Major 3rd - Perfect 5th - Major 7th - 9th Root - Minor 3rd - Perfect 5th - Minor 7th - 9th Root - Major 3rd - Perfect 5th - Minor 7th - 9th Root - Major 3rd - Perfect 5th - Minor 7th - 9th -11th Root - Minor 3rd - Perfect 5th - Minor 7th - 9th - 11th Root - Major 3rd - Perfect 5th - Major 7th - 9th - 11th -13th Root Minor 3rd - Perfect 5th - Minor 7th - 9th 11th - 13th Root - Major 3rd - Perfect 5th Minor 7th - 9th 11th -13th

Formula
1-3-5 1-b3-5 1-b3-b5 1-3-#5 1-3-5-7 1-b3-5-b7 1-3-5-b7 1-b3-b5-b7 1-3-5-7-9 1-b3-5-b7-9 1-3-5-b7-9 1-3-5-b7-9-11 1-b3-5-b7-9-11 1-3-5-7-9-1113 1-b3-5-b7-911-13 1-3-5-b7-9-1113

Dominant 13

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Root - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd - Minor 3rd - Major 3rd - Minor 3rd Major 3rd

C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B Db Eb Gb Ab Bb

Flat >> b Sharp>> #

Intervals Root Minor 2nd Major 2nd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Perfect 4th = Suspended 4th Diminished 5th = Tritone Perfect 5th Augmented 5th = Minor 6th Major 6th Minor 7th (Tone below root) Major 7th (Semitone below root)

Number 1 b2 2 b3 3 4 b5 5 #5 6 b7 7

Half Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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