Popular Music Chord Symbols

Com prehensive list of Chords Found in Popular Music

Following is a comprehensive list of chords found in popular song accompaniments. All are based on C but may be transposed to any other tone. This chart follows the recommendations of Brandt and Roemer's Standardized Chord Symbol Notation.

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C

CMI

C+

C MI

(~5)

(b5)

C fI+

C6

C6

(b5)

&
Co

F=i
C.U 7

~
C
i\11

b
7
(b5)

6ij4J!'
C 7
~
(b5)

Qf
C MA 7
(b5)

C.U

C'

CMA7

1
C
~1I

I 1
C.LI
9

I
9

&1
C 7 <!S,;9)

~1I

(~IA7)

(MA7) C+ (MA7) b
5

C+ 7

C 7SU

C MA

(bs)

CMI

Pi Sj Wi Et~$ EJ C
MJ
(MA9)

I kI
(b?)

f1I~
(~5.b9) MA9(AOO6)

Cx.

(b5)

CX

C X (A009)

C X

C 7

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C 7 (i9)
~~

C..

C%

Cl\II%

'sus

C+ MA9

11

"(b9)

C II MI

i' Wi'
C9
(i")

&$
e

ffiI
(F,tI.13) C!\IA9l~ 11.13)

j'
CIJ(b91

Cl\'L\9 (i")

C9

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