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Names of Chord Symbols by JazzMaverick 17 Sep 2008 Views: 19844

This is going to name most of the chord symbols you see and use.

  Symbol             Name             Alternate Symbol

    M   --->          Major         --->  Maj

    m   --->          minor         --->  min  ;   - 

    6   --->        Major Sixth     --->  Maj6 ;   M6

    m6  --->        minor sixth     --->  min6 ;   -6

    6   --->        six-nine        --->  6(add9) ;  Maj6(add9) ; M6(add9)

    9

    M7  --->     Major seventh      --->  Maj 7 ;  △

    7   --->    dominant seventh    --->  (None)

    m7  --->      minor seventh     --->  min7  ;  -7

    m(M7)-->    minor Major seventh  -->  min(Maj7)  ;  m(+7) ; -(M7) ; min (add M7)

    Ø7  -->  half-diminished seventh  -> ½ dim ; ½dim7 ; m7(♭5) ; m7(-5)

    ο7  --->    diminished seventh  --->  ο ; dim ; dim7

    +7  --->    augmented seventh   --->  7+ ; 7(#5) ; 7(+5) 

   7(♭5)->  dominant seven flat five -> 7(-5)

     9  --->      dominant ninth    --->  7(add9)

    M9  --->        Major ninth     --->  △(add9) ; Maj7(add9) ; M7(add9)

   (♭9)--->   dominant flat ninth  --->  7(♭9 ; 7(add♭9); 7-9 ; -9

    11  --->      minor eleventh    --->  min11 ; m11 ; min7(add11) ; m7(add11)

  (#11) --> Major (or sharped) eleventh -> (+11) ; △(+11) ; M7(+11) ; △(#11) ; M7(#11)

    13  --->   dominant thirteenth  --->  7(add13) ; 7(add6)

    M13 --->     Major thirteenth   --->  △(add13) ; Maj7(add13) ; M7(add13) ; M7(add6)

   sus4 --->     suspended fourth   --->  -13 ; min7 (add13) ; m7(add13) ; -7(add 13) ; m7(add6)

    +   --->        augmented     ----->  aug ; (#5) ; +5

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