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CHORD FORMULA CHART – (Designed to help you learn

piano chords fast.)

Basic Triads

Major triad - 1st, 3rd, 5th

Minor triad - 1st, flat 3rd, 5th

Diminished triad - 1st, flat 3rd, flat 5th

Augmented triad - 1st, 3rd, #5th

Major chord with added 2nd - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th

Minor chord with added 2nd - 1st, 2nd, flat 3rd, 5th

(NB – Some musicians also refers to the added 2nd as the added 9th.)

7th Chord Section

Major 7th chord - 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th

Dominant 7th chord - 1st, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th.

Minor 7th chord - 1st, flat 3rd, 5th, flat 7th

Minor 7th flat 5 - 1st, flat 3rd, flat 5th, flat 7th

Diminished 7th - 1st, 3rd, flat 5th, 6th

Dominant 7th with raised 5th - 1st, 3rd, #5th flat 7th

Dominant 7th with lowered 5th - 1st, 3rd, flat 5th, flat 7th

Dominant 7th suspended - 1st, 4th, 5th, flat 4th

Major 7th raised 5th - 1st, 3rd, #5th, 7th


Ninth Chord Section

Dominant 9th - 1st, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th

Major 9th - 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th

Minor 9th - 1st, flat 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th

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