It's been a busy week and I haven't managed to scrape up any material for a real post, but I didn't want to break my goal of a post a week, so here's a list of various chord formulas from the basic to the obscure. Enjoy!
THE CHORD FORMULARY
NAME |FORMULA |NOTES
------------------+------------------+-----{
~basic~ | |
major | 1-3-5 |
minor | 1-b3-5 |
major 7th | 1-3-5-7 |
dominant 7th | 1-3-5-b7 |
minor 7th | 1-b3-5-b7 |
------------------+------------------+
~advanced~ | |
diminished | 1-b3-b5 |
augmented | 1-3-#5 |
------------------+------------------+
~no 3rd~ | |
suspended 2nd | 1-2-5 |
suspended 4th | 1-4-5 |
5th (power chord) | 1-5 |
------------------+------------------+
~added~ | |
add6 | 1-3-5-6 | The 5th can be dropped
add9 | 1-3-5-9 | (ie: 1-3-6; 1-3-9)
------------------+------------------+
~quandaries~ | |
minor 6th | 1-b3-5-6 |
diminished 7th | 1-b3-b5-bb7 | One whole step down
augmented 7th | 1-3-#5-b7 |
minor/major 7 | 1-b3-5-7 |
------------------+------------------+
~extended 7th~ | |
nine | 1-3-5-b7-9 |
eleven | 1-3-5-b7-9-11 |
thirteen | 1-3-5-b7-9-11-13 |
major nine | 1-3-5-7-9 |
major eleven | 1-3-5-7-9-11 |
major thirteen | 1-3-5-7-9-11-13 |
------------------+------------------+
~first inversion~ | |
major | 3-5-1 |
minor | b3-5-1 |
dominant 7th | 3-5-b7-1 |
------------------+------------------+
~2nd inversion~ | |
major | 5-1-3 |
minor | 5-1-b3 |
dominant 7th | 5-b7-1-3 |
------------------+------------------+
~3rd inversion~ | |
dominant 7th | b7-1-3-5 |
------------------+------------------+
That's it for now, I'll try and add more as they come up, but that's a fairly complementary list to start!
Long days and pleasant nights!
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