Chord Qualities

Chord Type Abbreviation Formula
Major C I-III-V
Minor Cm I-♭III-V
Augmented C+ I-III-♯V
Diminished C- I-♭III-♭V
Fifth (power chord) C5 I-V
Added ninth Cadd9 I-III-V-IX
Minor Added ninth Cm(add9) I-♭III-V-IX
Suspended fourth Csus4 I-IV-V
Suspended second Csus2 I-II-V
Sixth C6 I-III-V-VI
Minor sixth Cm6 I-♭III-V-VI
Major seventh Cmaj7 I-III-V-VII
Major ninth Cmaj9 I-III-V-VII-IX
Minor seventh Cm7 I-♭III-V-♭VII
Minor, major seventh Cm(maj7) I-♭III-V-VII
Minor seventh, flat fifth Cm7♭5 I-♭III-♭V-♭VII
Minor ninth Cm9 I-♭III-V-♭VII-IX
Minor eleventh Cm11 I-♭III-V-♭VII-IX-XI
Seventh C7 I-III-V-♭VII
Seventh, suspended fourth C7sus4 I-IV-V-♭VII
Augmented seventh C+7 I-III-♯V-♭VII
Seventh, flat fifth C7♭5 I-III-♭V-♭VII
Ninth C9 I-III-V-♭VII-IX
Seventh, sharp ninth C7♯9 I-III-V-♭VII-♯IX
Seventh, flat ninth C7♭9 I-III-V-♭VII-♭IX
Eleventh C11 I-III-V-♭VII-IX-XI
Thirteenth C13 I-III-V-♭VII-IX-XI-XIII
Diminished seventh C-7 I-♭III-♭V-♭♭VII

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