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Welcome to our Free Piano Chords section where you learn how to build all kinds of chords in all
keys. We shall start with major chords, then move to minor, diminished, augmented, dominant
seventh, minor seventh, major seventh, minor sixth, major sixth chords and so on.
Later on we move to more advanced ninth, eleventh and thirteenth chords.
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Before forming chords you need to know your major scales. Learn how to form a major scale
here. Be sure to check out our free piano lessons and piano keys layout as well, if you’re new to
the piano or keyboard.
Major Piano Chords
How do you form a major chord on piano? A major chord is perhaps the simplest chord. It
consists of three notes, the root, 3rd and 5th. Its symbol is “Maj”. For instance C major can be
written “C Maj”.
Let’s take a look at all 12 major chords and the notes which form them.
C major – C E G
C sharp major – C♯ E♯ G♯
D major – D F♯ A
E flat major – E♭ G B♭
E major – E G♯ B
F major – F A C
F sharp major – F♯ A♯ C♯
G major – G B D
A flat major – A♭ C E♭
A major – A C♯ E
Bb major – B♭ D F
B major – B D♯ F♯
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C minor – C E♭ G
C sharp minor – C♯ E G♯
D minor – D F A
E flat minor – E♭ G♭ B♭
E minor – E G B
F minor – F A♭ C
F sharp minor – F♯ A C♯
G minor – G B♭ D
A flat minor – A♭ C♭(B) E♭
A minor – A C E
B flat minor – B♭ D♭ F
B minor – B D F♯
Major and minor chords are called triads. They are three note chords consisting of the root, the
third and the fifth of the scale. In the case of a minor triad, a flat third is played.
Next in our free piano chords lesson, we take a look at diminished chords and the notes which
form them.
Diminished Piano Chords
Diminished chords are triads as well, and consist of three notes, the root, flat third, and flat fifth of
the scale. (root, ♭3rd, ♭5th) A diminished chord is represented by the symbols dim or °. For
instance B diminished can be written as Bdim or B°.
Let’s take a look at 12 diminished triad chords and the notes which form them.
C diminished – C E♭ G♭
C♯ diminished – C♯ E G
D diminished – D F A♭
E♭ diminished – E♭ G♭ B♭♭(A)
E diminished – E G B♭
F diminished – F A♭ C♭(B)
F♯ diminished – F♯ A C
G diminished – G B♭ D♭
A♭ diminished – A♭ C♭ E♭♭(D)
A diminished – A C E♭
B♭ diminished – B♭ D♭ F♭(E)
B diminished – B D F
In most sheet music books, C dim or C° denotes a diminished 7th chord. This chord consists of
four notes, the root, flat third, flat fifth and double flat seventh of the scale. (root, ♭3rd, ♭5th, ♭♭7th)
For instance, the notes of a Cdim7 or C°7 chord are C E♭ G♭ A. Here are all 12 diminished
seventh chords.
C augmented – C E G♯
C♯ augmented – C♯ E♯(F) G♯♯(A)
D augmented – D F♯ A♯
E♭ augmented – E♭ G B
E augmented – E G♯ B♯(C)
F augmented – F A C♯
F♯ augmented – F♯ A♯ C♯♯(D)
G augmented – G B D♯
A♭ augmented – A♭ C E
A augmented – A C♯ E♯(F)
B♭ augmented – B♭ D F♯
B augmented – B D♯ F♯♯(G)
C dominant seventh – C E G B♭
C♯ dominant seventh – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B
D dominant seventh – D F♯ A C
E♭ dominant seventh – E♭ G B♭ D♭
E dominant seventh – E G♯ B D
F dominant seventh – F A C E♭
F♯ dominant seventh – F♯ A♯ C♯ E
G dominant seventh – G B D F
A♭ dominant seventh – A♭ C E♭ G♭
A dominant seventh – A C♯ E G
B♭ dominant seventh – B♭ D F A♭
B dominant seventh – B D♯ F♯ A
A minor seventh chord is really a minor chord with an added ♭7th note. It consists of four notes,
the root, ♭3rd, 5th and ♭7th of the scale. Its symbols are -7 or min7. So D minor seventh would be
written as D-7 or Dmin7.
Here are all twelve minor seventh chords and the notes which form them.
C minor seventh – C E♭ G B♭
C♯ minor seventh – C♯ E G♯ B
D minor seventh – D F A C
E♭ minor seventh – E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
E minor seventh – E G B D
F minor seventh – F A♭ C E♭
F♯ minor seventh – F♯ A C♯ E
G minor seventh – G B♭ D F
A♭ minor seventh – A♭ C♭(B) E♭ G♭
A minor seventh – A C E G
B♭ minor seventh – B♭ D♭ F A♭
B minor seventh – B D F♯ A
C major seventh – C E G B
C♯ major seventh – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B♯(C)
D major seventh – D F♯ A C♯
E♭ major seventh – E♭ G B♭ D
E major seventh – E G♯ B D♯
F major seventh – F A C E
F♯ major seventh – F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯(F)
G major seventh – G B D F♯
A♭ major seventh – A♭ C E♭ G
A major seventh – A C♯ E G♯
B♭ major seventh – B♭ D F A
B major seventh – B D♯ F♯ A♯
C major sixth – C E G A
C♯ major sixth – C♯ E♯ G♯ A♯
D major sixth – D F♯ A B
E♭ major sixth – E♭ G B♭ C
E major sixth – E G♯ B C♯
F major sixth – F A C D
F♯ major sixth – F♯ A♯ C♯ D♯
G major sixth – G B D E
A♭ major sixth – A♭ C E♭ F
A major sixth – A C♯ E F♯
B♭ major sixth – B♭ D F G
B major sixth – B D♯ F♯ G♯
C minor sixth – C E♭ G A
C♯ minor sixth – C♯ E G♯ A♯
D minor sixth – D F A B
E♭ minor sixth – E♭ G♭ B♭ C
E minor sixth – E G B C♯
F minor sixth – F A♭ C D
F♯ minor sixth – F♯ A C♯ D♯
G minor sixth – G B♭ D E
A♭ minor sixth – A♭ C♭ E♭ F
A minor sixth – A C E F♯
B♭ minor sixth – B♭ D♭ F G
B minor sixth – B D F♯ G♯
Seventh Flat Fifth Piano Chords – (7th ♭5th chords, Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord)
We now move on to seventh flat fifth chords. To form a 7th ♭5th chord, you use the root, 3rd, ♭5th
and ♭7th degrees of the major scale. These chords are represented by the symbols 7-5 or 7♭5.
For instance G seventh flat fifth is written G7-5 or G7♭5. Here are the 12 seventh flat fifth chords.
Major 7th Flat Third Piano Chords – Minor Major Seventh Chords
Next in this free piano chords lessons we take a look at the major 7th ♭3rd chord. It is also called
a minor major seventh chord. This type of chord is formed by combining four notes, the root,
♭3rd, 5th and maj. 7th of the major scale. The symbols used for a major 7th flat third chord is Ma
7-3. For example C major 7th flat 3rd is written CMa 7-3. Since this chord is also called a minor
major seventh chord it is also written as mM7, mΔ7, -Δ7, mM7, m/M7, m(M7), minmaj7, etc. Here
are the 12 major 7th flat 3rd chords (minor major seventh chords).
This chord is formed by combining the root, ♭3rd, ♭5th and ♭7th of the major scale. It is written
with the symbols mi 7-5, -7♭5 or m7(♭5). For example C minor seventh flat five is written C mi 7-
5, C -7♭5 or C m7(♭5).
Here are the twelve minor 7th flat 5th chords.
A ninth chord is formed by combining the root, 3rd, 5th, ♭7th and 9th of the major scale. The
symbol used is the number 9. For instance the chord C ninth is written C9. Let’s learn how to
build ninth chords in all 12 keys.
C ninth – C E G B♭ D
C♯ ninth – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D♯
D ninth – D F♯ A C E
E♭ ninth – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F
E ninth – E G♯ B D F♯
F ninth – F A C E♭ G
F♯ ninth – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G♯
G ninth – G B D F A
A♭ ninth – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭
A ninth – A C♯ E G B
B♭ ninth – B♭ D F A♭ C
B ninth – B D♯ F♯ A C♯
C minor ninth – C E♭ G B♭ D
C♯ minor ninth – C♯ E G♯ B D♯
D minor ninth – D F A C E
E♭ minor ninth – E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ F
E minor ninth – E G B D F♯
F minor ninth – F A♭ C E♭ G
F♯ minor ninth – F♯ A C♯ E G♯
G minor ninth – G B♭ D F A
A♭ minor ninth – A♭ C♭(B) E♭ G♭ B♭
A minor ninth – A C E G B
B♭ minor ninth – B♭ D♭ F A♭ C
B minor ninth – B D F♯ A C♯
C major ninth – C E G B D
C♯ major ninth – C♯ E♯ G♯ B# D♯
D major ninth – D F♯ A C♯ E
E♭ major ninth – E♭ G B♭ D F
E major ninth – E G♯ B D♯ F♯
F major ninth – F A C E G
F♯ major ninth – F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯ G♯
G major ninth – G B D F♯ A
A♭ major ninth – A♭ C E♭ G B♭
A major ninth – A C♯ E G# B
B♭ major ninth – B♭ D F A C
B major ninth – B D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
Next in our free piano chords lesson we learn how to form a 7th ♭9 chord. A seventh flat nine
chord is formed by combining the root, third, fifth, flat seventh, and flat ninth of the major scale. It
is written 7-9 or 7♭9. For example C seventh flat ninth is written C7-9 or C7♭9. Let’s learn how to
build seventh flat nine chords in all 12 keys.
C6 add 9 – C E G A D
C♯6 add 9 – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ A♯ D♯
D6 add 9 – D F♯ A B E
E♭6 add 9 – E♭ G B♭ C F
E6 add 9 – E G♯ B C♯ F♯
F6 add 9 – F A C D G
F♯6 add 9 – F♯ A♯ C♯ D♯ G♯
G6 add 9 – G B D E A
A♭6 add 9 – A♭ C E♭ F B♭
A6 add 9 – A C♯ E F♯ B
B♭6 add 9 – B♭ D F G C
B6 add 9 – B D♯ F♯ G♯ C♯
We now take a look at eleventh and thirteenth chords. We shall learn how to build eleventh,
augmented eleventh, thirteenth, thirteenth ♭9, and thirteenth ♭9♭5 chords. Lastly we learn how to
build a half diminished chord.
Eleventh Chords
How do you form an eleventh chord? You combine the root, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th and 11th of the
major scale. How is an 11th chord written? The symbol is the number 11. For example C
eleventh is written C11. Here are all twelve eleventh chords.
C eleventh – C E G B♭ D F
C♯ eleventh – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D♯ F♯
D eleventh – D F♯ A C E G
E♭ eleventh – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F A♭
E eleventh – E G♯ B D F♯ A
F eleventh – F A C E♭ G B♭
F♯ eleventh – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G♯ B
G eleventh – G B D F A C
A♭ eleventh – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
A eleventh – A C♯ E G B D
B♭ eleventh – B♭ D F A♭ C E♭
B eleventh – B D♯ F♯ A C♯ E
C augmented eleventh – C E G B♭ D F♯
C♯ augmented eleventh – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D♯ F##(G)
D augmented eleventh – D F♯ A C E G♯
E♭ augmented eleventh – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F A
E augmented eleventh – E G♯ B D F♯ A♯
F augmented eleventh – F A C E♭ G B
F♯ augmented eleventh – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G♯ B#(C)
G augmented eleventh – G B D F A C♯
A♭ augmented eleventh – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭ D
A augmented eleventh – A C♯ E G B D♯
B♭ augmented eleventh – B♭ D F A♭ C E
B augmented eleventh – B D♯ F♯ A C♯ E#(F)
C thirteenth – C E G B♭ D F A
C♯ thirteenth – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D♯ F♯ A♯
D thirteenth – D F♯ A C E G B
E♭ thirteenth – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F A♭ C
E thirteenth – E G♯ B D F♯ A C♯
F thirteenth – F A C E♭ G B♭ D
F♯ thirteenth – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G♯ B D♯
G thirteenth – G B D F A C E
A♭ thirteenth – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ F
A thirteenth – A C♯ E G B D F♯
B♭ thirteenth – B♭ D F A♭ C E♭ G
B thirteenth – B D♯ F♯ A C♯ E G♯
C half diminished – C E♭ G♭ B♭
C♯ half diminished – C♯ E G B
D half diminished – D F A♭ C
E♭ half diminished – E♭ G♭ B♭♭(A) D♭
E half diminished – E G B♭ D
F half diminished – F A♭ C♭(B) E♭
F♯ half diminished – F♯ A C E
G half diminished – G B♭ D♭ F
A♭ half diminished – A♭ C♭ E♭♭(D) G♭
A half diminished – A C E♭ G
B♭ half diminished – B♭ D♭ F♭(E) A♭
B half diminished – B D F A