Common Chords Study Table

Basic Chords
A Few More

Major	Root 3^rd 5^th
Minor	Root 3^rd lowered ½ step 5^th
Diminished	Root 3^rd lowered ½ step 5^th lowered ½ step
Augmented	Root 3^rd 5^th raised ½ step
Dominant 7^th 3^rd or 5^th may be omitted	Root 3^rd 5^th 7^th lowered ½ step

Use chord buttons at left to select and play a chord, or click to choose an individual note in the table of scales. Use radio buttons to change musical key of selected chord.

Further reading:

Major 7^th	Root 3^rd 5^th 7^th
Minor 7^th	Root 3^rd lowered ½ step 5^th 7^th lowered ½ step
sus2	Root 2^nd 5^th
sus4	Root 4^th 5^th
Dominant 9^th	Root 3^rd 5^th 7^th lowered ½ step 9^th
Cmaj9(#11)	Root 3^rd 5^th 9^th 11^th raised ½ step 14^th
Use chord buttons at left to select and play a chord, or click to choose an individual note in the table of scales. Use radio buttons to change musical key of selected chord. Further reading: edmprod.com/different-chord-types guitarworld.com/lessons/why-do-major-chords-sound-happy

Use chord buttons at left to select and play a chord, or click to choose an individual note in the table of scales. Use radio buttons to change musical key of selected chord.

Further reading:

Major Scales
Keyboard

Range

Range [C3-B5]

Notes of major scales are represented in black type. Raised/lowered notes are in gray.

	← W→		← W→		←H→	← W→		← W→		← W→		←H→	← W→		← W→		←H→	← W→		← W→		← W→		←H→
	Root		2^nd		3^rd	4^th		5^th		6^th		7^th	8^th		9^th		10^th	11^th		12^th		13^th		14^th
C major	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B
C-sharp major	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C
D-flat major	D♭	D	E♭	E	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C
D major	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯
E-flat major	E♭	E	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D
E major	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯
F major	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E
F-sharp major	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F
G-flat major	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E	F
G major	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯
A-flat major	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E	F	G♭	G
A major	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯
B-flat major	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	B	C	D♭	D	E♭	E	F	G♭	G	A♭	A
B major	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯	B	C	C♯	D	D♯	E	F	F♯	G	G♯	A	A♯
C-flat major	C♭	C	D♭	D	E♭	F♭	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭	C♭	C	D♭	D	E♭	F♭	F	G♭	G	A♭	A	B♭

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