C MAJ7 B3= flat 3 Flat= half step down

C= Root chord B5=flat5 sharp= Half step up

Maj7= Quality major 7th so 1357

CHORD FORMULAS

Named after the

Major 135 CEG major 3rd interval
between root and 3

Named after the

Minor 1 b3 5 C Eb G minor 3rd interval
between root and b3

Also called
7th 1 3 5 b7 C E G Bb
DOMINANT 7th

Named after the

major 7th interval
Major 7th 1357 CEGB
between root and
7th major scale note

Minor 7th 1 b3 5 b7 C Eb G Bb

Major chord with 6th

6th 1356 CEGA major scale note
added

Minor chord with 6th

Minor 6th 1 b3 5 6 C Eb G A major scale note
added

Diminished 1 b3 b5 C Eb Gb

Diminished 7th 1 b3 b5 bb7 C Eb Gb Bbb

Also called minor

Half diminished 7th 1 b3 b5 b7 C Eb Gb Bb
7thb5

Augmented 1 3 #5 C E G#

7th #5 1 3 #5 b7 C E G# Bb

9th 1 3 5 b7 9 C E G Bb D

7th #9 1 3 5 b7 #9 C E G Bb D# The 'Hendrix' chord

Major 9th 13579 CEGBD

Chords extended
beyond the octave
Added 9th 1359 CEGD
are called 'added'
when the 7th is not
 present.

Minor 9th 1 b3 5 b7 9 C Eb G Bb D

Minor add 9th 1 b3 5 9 C Eb G D

The 3rd is often

11th 1 (3) 5 b7 9 11 C E G Bb D F omitted to avoid a
clash with the 11th

Minor 11th 1 b3 5 b7 9 11 C Eb G Bb D F

often used in
preference to 11th
7th #11 1 3 5 b7 #11 C E G Bb D F# chords to avoid the
dissonant clash
between 11 and 3

Major 7th #11 1 3 5 7 9 #11 C E G B D F#

The 11th is often

1 3 5 b7 9 (11)
13th C E G B D (F) A omitted to avoid a
13
clash with the 3rd.

The 11th is often

Major 13th 1 3 5 7 9 (11) 13 C E G B D (F) A omitted to avoid a
clash with the 3rd.

1 b3 5 b7 9 11
Minor 13th C Eb G B D F A
13

Suspended 4th (sus,

145 CFG
sus4)

Sometimes
Suspended 2nd
125 CDG considered as an
(sus2)
inverted sus4 (GCD)

5th (power chord) 15 CG