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The following chart provides the numeric formula for each type of chord. The formula is based on the major scale chord tones:
1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - etc. In this chart, the chord symbols are based off the key of C. To find these chords in any key, transpose based off
the new key to find the chord. *These are not the best chord voicings*
4 CHORD QUALITIES
CHORD TYPE CHORD SYMBOL CHORD FORMULA CHORD NOTES
MAJOR C 1-3-5 C-E-G
MINOR Cm; C- 1-b3-5 C-Eb-G
DIMINISHED Cdim; C 1-b3-b5 C-Eb-Gb
AUGMENTED Caug; C+ 1-3-#5 C-E-G#
CHORD COLORATIONS
CHORD TYPE CHORD SYMBOL CHORD FORMULA CHORD NOTES
SUS Csus 1-4-5 C-F-G
SUS2 Csus2 1-2-5 C-D-G
ADD2 Cadd2 & Cm(add2) 1-2-3-5 & 1-2-b3-5 C-D-E-G & C-D-Eb-G
MAJOR 6th C6 1-3-5-6 C-E-G-A
MINOR 6th Cm6 1-b3-5-6 C-Eb-G-A
7th CHORDS
CHORD TYPE CHORD SYMBOL CHORD FORMULA CHORD NOTES
DOMINANT 7th C7 1-3-5-b7 C-E-G-Bb
MAJOR 7th Cmaj7; C 1-3-5-7 C-E-G-B
MINOR 7th Cm7; C-7 1-b3-5-b7 C-Eb-G-Bb
HALF-DIMINISHED 7th Cm7 -5; Cm7b5 1-b3-b5-b7 C-Eb-Gb-Bb
aka: MINOR 7 FLAT 5 C Half-Dim 7; C
DIMINISHED 7th Cdim7; C 7 or C 1-b3-b5-bb7 C-Eb-Gb-Bbb
MINOR-MAJOR 7th Cm(maj7) 1-b3-5-7 C-Eb-G-B
SUS 7th Csus7 1-4-5-b7 C-F-G-Bb