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Standardized Chord Symbol Notation
Chords Chord Symbol Chord Formation Instead of (do not use):
Major Chords
Major Triad CMA, CMAJ, Cma, Cmaj, Cmj, c
Major Triad withAdded Sixth
CMA6, CMAJ6, C6TH, C(ADD A), C(A), C6
Major Triad withAdded Sixth & Ninth
C6(ADD 9), C6(ADD D), C13(OMIT 7), C69, C13(NO 7), C , C ,C ,
C6(2), C9(NO 7)
Major Triad withAdded Ninth Only
C(9), C(ADD 2), C(+9), C(+D), C2, C9(OMIT 7), C9(NO 7),C(ADD
D)
Dominant SeventhC7TH, C7, C(#6), C7b, C(b7), C7+, C(+7), C7th,
C7, C7,
C(b7), C7b, C(7b), C7, C(Bb), C(ADD Bb), CADD7, C7-,
C(-7),C(+7)
Dominant Ninth C , C7(ADD D), C7(ADD 9), C7(+D), C , C7(+9)
Dominant Eleventh= ,
C9(11), C9(ADD F), C9(+11), C11, C , C7( ), C9sus
Dominant Thirteenth=
C7(ADD A), C7(+A), C7(+6), C7(ADD 6), C7(A), C9(ADD A),C9(+A),
C9(6), C9(A), C9(ADD 6TH)
Major SeventhC7, C, C7, C(#7), C7#, C(+7), C7+, C(7), C 7 ,
C 7 , C7, C(7#), CM7, CM7, CM7, CMA, CMAJ7, Cma7,Cmj7, Cma7,
Cmaj7, C7MA, CMaj7, CMJ7, CMA7, CM7
Major Ninth C7(9), C9(7), CMA7(9), Cmajb9, C7(+9), C , C9(MA
7)
Minor Chords
Minor Triad C-, Cmi, Cm, Cmin, CM, Cmi
Minor Triad withAdded Sixth C-
6, Cm(ADD A), Cmi+6, Cm6, Cm6, CMI(A), Cmi(6)
Minor Triad withAdded Sixth & Ninth
C-6/9, C- , CMI6ADD9, Cmi6(+D), Cm6+9, Cm13(OMIT 7),Cm13(NO 7),
Cm6/9, CM13, Cm
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Standardized Chord Symbol Notation
Chords Chord Symbol Chord Formation Instead of (do not use):
Minor Triad withAdded Ninth Only
Cm(+9), C-(+9), Cmi(9+), Cmin(D), CMI(+D), Cmi2,CMi9(NO 7)
Minor SeventhC-7, C-7, Cm7, Cmi7, Cmin7, C7MI, CM7, CMI(7),
CM(Bb),
C7(b3), C7(Eb), CMIN7, C7min, CMi7, CMi7, C7m, Cm7
Minor Ninth Cm7(9), Cmi7(+9), C-9, C- , Cm9, Cm7(9+)
Minor Eleventh C-11, Cm11, CM11, CM11, C-7( ), Cmi7( ), CMIN
11
Minor Thirteenth= ,
Cmi9(13), CMI7(13), CM9/6, Cm9(ADD A), Cm13, C-9(+13),CMIN9(+6),
Cmin9(ADD 6), CM9(6)
Minor Triad withMajor Seventh
C-MAJ 7, C-7, Cmi7, Cm7, CMIN(MA 7), CM7, Cmmj7
Minor Ninth withMajor Seventh
C-9(#7), Cm9mj7, C-9(7), Cmi9/7, Cm9+7, Cmin7(9),CM9(7+),
CMI9(7#)
Miscellany
Diminished Seventh=
C-, Cdim, C(DIM), Co7, C-7, C7DIM, C7o
Diminished Triad C-, Co, CDIM, Cdim, Co(TRIAD), Co(NO 7),
Co(OMIT 7),
CMI-5, Cm5-, Cm5b, CMI-5, C-(-5), C-5-, C-(b5), Cm(#4)
Augmented Triad CAUG, CAUG 5, C(#5), C5#, C5+, C(+5), C+5, Caug,
C(b6)
Augmented (Dominant)Seventh & Ninth ( )
CAUG7, C7(#5), C7(+5), C7(AUG 5), C+7, C ,CAUG9, C9(#5), C9(+5),
C9(AUG 5), C+9, C
Augmented MajorSeventh & Ninth
( = )
C+(#7), C+7#, C+7, CAUG+7, C+(+7), C+7+,C+9(#7), C+9(7#), C ,
CAUG9+7, C+9(+7)
Suspension( )
CSUS4, C(ADD F), C7(ALT 5), C7(+4), C7(#3), CSUS7,
C7(SUS),CSUS9, C9(SUS 4), C9(F), C4
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Omitted Notes (sample)
Compound Chords(sample) =
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Chords with Altered Functions
Flat Fifth C-5, C5-, C(5-), C(5b), Cb5, C(-5), C(b5th),
C(#4)
Flat FifthDominant 7th C
7-5, C7(5b), C , C , C7(#4), C7+4, C7AUG4
Flat FifthMinor 7th
CMI7-5, C-7(5-), Cm7-5, C, C#ø, CΦ, C½DIM, C½o7, C7,Cmin7(5b),
CMI7(Gb), Cø7, CMIN7-5, CMI7(5-), CMI75b, C-7-5,
C-7(-5), C-7(5b), C7( ), Cm7(5b), C
Flat FifthDominant 9th C
9-5, C9(5b), C9(5-), C , C7( )
Flat FifthMinor 9th C
-9-5, Cmi9(5-), Cm9b5, Cm95b
Major Flat 9th C9b, C9-, C9b, C(9b), C7-9
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Chords Chord Symbol Chord Formation Instead of (do not use):
Minor Flat 9th C-7(9-), Cm9b, Cmin7(9b), C-9-
Major Sharp 9th C7(+9), C(+9), C9+, C+9, C7(b3), C9#, C(#9)
MajorSharp 9th Flat 5th C , C , C , C , C7
MajorFlat 9th Flat 5th C , C , C
7( ), C7-5-9
MinorFlat 9th Flat 5th Cm
7 , C-7 , C-7 , CM
MajorFlat 9th Augmented 5th CAUG
7-9, C7+(9b), C7 , C+7-9, C7+(9-), C+9b
MinorFlat 9th Augmented 5th
Major Sharp 9thAugmented 5th CAUG
79#, C7+(#9), C7( ), C+9#, C7( ), C7+9+
Major Sharp 11thAugmented 11th
C11+, C11#, C(#11), C9(11#), C7( ), C7( ), C9(b12), C9+11
Minor Sharp 11thAugmented 11th Cm
7( ), CMI9(11+), Cm9+11, Cmi+11, Cm9( ), CMI9(11#)
MajorSharp 11th Flat 9th C
7 , C7 , C11+(b9), C
MinorSharp 11th Flat 9th CM
7( ), Cm7 , Cmi7 , C-7( )
Major Sharp 11thFlat 9th Augmented 5th C , C+
7 , C9-( ), C7( )
ReferenceCarl Brandt and Clinton H. Roemer: Standardized Chord
Symbol Notation (A Uniform System for the Music Profession).
Roerick Music Co., 1976. ISBN 0-9612684-2-5.
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