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1 3 5
Major chords are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of the Major scale
1 b3 5
Minor chords are constructed with 1st, b3rd, and 5th chord tones
1 2 5
sus2 chords, often notated as "2", are constructed with the 1st, 2nd, and 5th notes of the Major scale
1 4 5
sus4 chords, often notated as "sus", are constructed with the 1st, 4th, and 5th notes of the Major scale
1 3 #5
Augmented chords, often notated as "aug", are constructed with 1st, 3rd, and #5th chord tones
1 b3 b5
Diminished chords, often notated as "dim", are constructed with 1st, b3rd, and b5th chord tones
1 3 4 5
add4 chords are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th notes of the Major scale. It is important to remember add4 contains both 3rd and 4th chord tones
1 3 5 9
add9 chords are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 9th notes of the Major scale. It is important to remember add9 contains a 3rd
1 3 5 6
6 chords are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 6th notes of the Major scale
1 b3 5 6
Minor 6th chords, often notated as "min6", are constructed with 1st, b3rd, 5th, and 6th chord tones. It is important to remember that min6 contains a minor third major sixth
1 3 5 7
Major Seventh chords, often notated as "maj7", are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th notes of the Major scale
1 3 5 b7
Dominant Seventh chords, often notated as "7", are constructed with 1st, 3rd, 5th, and b7th chord tones.
1 b3 5 b7
Minor Seventh chords, often notated as "min7", are constructed with 1st, b3rd, 5th, and b7th chord tones
1 b3 b5 b7
Minor Seven Flat Five chords, often notated as "min7b5", also commonly called "half-diminished seventh", are constructed with 1st, b3rd, b5th, and b7th chord tones
1 b3 b5 bb7
Diminished Seventh chords, often notated as "dim7", are constructed with 1st, b3rd, b5th, and bb7th (double flatted seventh) chord tones
1 b3 5 7
Minor/Major Seventh chords, often notated as "m(maj7)" or "-(maj7)", are constructed with 1st, b3rd, 5th, and 7th chord tones
1 3 5 6 9
Six-Nine chords, often notated as "6/9", are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 9th notes of the Major scale
1 4 5 b7
Dominant Seventh, Suspended Fourth chords, often notated as "7sus4" or "7sus", are constructed with 1st, 4th, 5th, and b7th chord tones
1 3 5 b7 b9
Dominant Seven Flat Nine, often notated as "7b9" or "7(-9)", are constructed with 1st, 3rd, 5th, b7th, and b9th chord tones
1 3 5 b7 #9
Dominant Seven Sharp Nine, often notated as "7#9" or "7(+9)", are constructed with 1st, 3rd, 5th, b7th, and #9th chord tones
1 3 b5 b7
Dominant Seven Flat Five, often notated as "7b5" or "7(-5)", are constructed with 1st, 3rd, b5th, and b7th chord tones
1 3 #5 b7
Dominant Seven Sharp Five, often notated as "7#5", "+7", or "aug7", are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, #5th, and b7th chord tones
1 3 4 5 9
add4add9 chords are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th notes of the Major scale
1 b3 5 9
min(add9) chords are constructed with 1st, b3rd, 5th, and 9th chord tones
1 3 5 7 9
Major Ninth chords, often notated as "maj9", are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th notes of the Major scale
1 3 5 b7 9
Dominant Ninth chords, often notated as "9", are constructed with 1st, 3rd, 5th, b7th, and 9th chord tones
1 b3 5 b7 9
Minor Ninth chords, often notated as "min9", are constructed with 1st, b3rd, 5th, b7th, and 9th chord tones
1 3 5 b7 9 11
Dominant Eleventh chords, often notated as "11", are constructed with 1st, 3rd, 5th, b7th, 9th, and 11th chord tones
1 b3 5 b7 9 11
Minor Eleventh chords, often notated as "min11", are constructed the 1st, b3rd, 5th, b7th, 9th, and 11th chord tones
1 3 5 7 9 11 13
Major Thirteenth chords, often notated as "maj13", are constructed with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th notes of the Major scale
1 3 5 b7 9 11 13
Dominant Thirteenth chords, often notated as "13", are constructed with 1st, 3rd, 5th, b7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th chord tones