Chords
Chords
| Chord Symbols |
| Type |
Abbreviations, Signs |
| Major |
M, Maj., maj. |
| *Minor |
m |
| *Diminshed |
dim. |
| *Augmented |
Aug., aug., + (+5) |
| Sixth |
6 |
| Minor Sixth |
m6 |
| Dominant Seventh |
7 |
| Major Seventh |
maj.7 |
| Minor Seventh |
m7 |
| Ninth |
9 |
| Major Ninth |
maj.9 |
| Eleventh |
11 |
| Thirteenth |
13 |
| *Suspended |
sus (sus4) |
| *Altered |
- |
*Minor: "min" is considered out-of-date.
*Diminished: "d" and small "o" are not generally used in published music.
*Augmented:
*Suspended: "sus4" is considered redundant, since the sus automatically refers to the 4th
*Altered:
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