Chord Construction - The Fantastic Book of Fretboard Diagrams for Bass Guitar

Chord Structure Symbols Notes with C as the Root

Triads

Major 1, 3, 5 C, E, G

Minor 1,♭3, 5 min, mi, m, - C, E♭, G

Diminished 1,♭3,♭5 dim, º C, E♭, G♭

Augmented 1, 3, ♯5 aug, + C, E, G♯

7th Chords

Major 7th 1, 3, 5, 7 Maj7, Ma7, M7, △7 C, E, G, B

Minor 7th 1,♭3, 5, ♭7 min7, mi7, m7, -7 C, E♭, G, B♭

Dominant 7th 1, 3, 5,♭7 7 C, E, G, B♭

Minor 7 ♭5 1, ♭3, ♭5,♭7 m7♭5, ø C, E♭, G♭, B♭

Diminished 7th 1, ♭3,♭5,♭♭7 dim7, º7 C, E♭, G♭, B♭♭

Augmented Major 7th 1, 3, ♯5, 7 aug M7 C, E, G♯, B

Augmented 7th 1, 3, ♯5, ♭7 aug7 C, E, G♯, B♭

Minor major 7th 1, ♭3, 5, 7 min maj7, m(M7), m△7 C, E♭, G, B

6th Chords

6th (Major) 1, 3, 5, 6 6 C, E, G, A

Minor 6th 1, ♭3, 5, 6 m6, -6 C, E♭, G, A

Suspended Chords

Suspended 4th 1, 4, 5 sus4 C, F, G

Suspended 2nd 1, 2, 5 sus2 C, D, G

Extended Chords

9th (Dominant) 1, 3, 5,♭7, 9 9 C, E, G, B♭, D

Major 9th 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 maj9 C, E, G, B, D

Minor 9th 1, ♭3, 5,♭7, 9 min9 C, E♭, G, B♭, D

Add 9 1, 3, 5, 9 add9 C, E, G, D

11th (Dominant) 1, 3, 5,♭7, 9, 11 11 C, E, G, B♭, D, F

Major 11th 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 maj11 C, E, G, B, D, F

Minor 11th 1, ♭3, 5,♭7, 9, 11 min11 C, E♭, G, B♭, D, F

13th (Dominant) 1, 3, 5,♭7, 9, 11, 13 13 C, E, G, B♭, D, F, A

Major 13th 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 maj13 C, E, G, B, D, F, A

Minor 13th 1, ♭3, 5,♭7, 9, 11, 13 min13 C, E♭, G, B♭, D, F, A