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PIANOCHORDDICTIONARY
CONTENTSMAJOR KEYS and RELATIVE MINORS
CHORDSn
Major, Minor, Diminished,
Augmented, Sixth Chords,
InsideSeventh Chords, Ninth Chords, BackEleventh Chords, Thirteenth Chords Cover
CHORD CHART and MAJORSCALE CHART
BackCover
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
This Handy Guide shows the notation, fingering,
and keyboard diagrams for all the important chords
used in modern popular music. Only the mostpractical position of each chord is shown. Theposition given is the one that is generally best for
use in playing accompaniments with the left hand.
There are four pages for each letter and they are
designated Al, A2, A3, A4 for easy references.
Two Bass Notes are given for each chord. TheFundamental, or root bass note, is given first andis the one most frequently used with the chord.
The alternate bass note, given second, is particularly
useful in playing rhythmic accompaniments—theleft hand first plays the fundamental bass note,
followed by one or more chords; then the alternate
bass note is played, followed by one or more chords.
Note that double sharps ( x ) and double flats ( bb)
are used in this book only where it is impractical
to spell the chords with simpler enharmonicnotation. (A double sharp raises a note two half-
steps. A double flat lowers a note two half-steps.)
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HOW CHORDSARE FORMED
All chords are formed by combining certain scale
tones according to definite rules. For example, any
major chord is formed by combining the 1st, 3rd
and 5th tones of the Major Scale. (See Chord Chart
outside back cover under Major.) By applying this
rule to the Major Scale Chart (also on outside back
cover) you will see that the 1st, 3rd and 5th tones
of the A Major Scale are A, Ctand E, respectively.
Thus the A Major chord consists of the notes A,
C# and E. By using these two charts any chord
contained in this book may be quickly determined.
Note that even though certain chords theoretically
contain up to six tones, in practice some of these
tones can be left out. (See Al 3 on page 4.)
Major Keys and
Relative Minors
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Front cover photo: Jordan Miller
BASS MOTES -fundamental A /alternate EMOTES -fundamental A /alternate E
BASSNOTES -fundamental A /alternate E
BASNOTES -fundamental A /alternate E
BASSMOTES -fundamental A /alternate E
BASSMOTES -fundamental A /alternate E
BASS i
MOTES -fundamental A /alternate Ep
BASS uNOTES -fundamental A /alternate E"(F)
2 3
NOTES -fundamental A /alternate E NOTES -fundamental A /alternate E
NOTES -fundamental /alternate D NOTES -fundamental /alternate E
BASSr, r « BASS «
NOTES -fundamental B /alternate r* NOTES -fundamental B /alternate F H
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental B /alternate V NOTES -fundamental B /alternate G
10 11
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental B /alternate F" NOTES -fundamental B /alternate F*
BASSjj
BASS u
NOTES -fundamental B /alternate F NOTES -fundamental B /alternate Fp
12 13
bAbb IL
NOTES -fundamental ET /alternate F NOTES -fundamental tr /alternate r
bAbb _ OHM _ L rNOTES -fundamental B 9
/alternate F NOTES -fundamental B /alternate r
BASS DHOO I
NOTES -fundamental B'’ /alternate F NOTES -fundamental B l>
/alternate F
1617
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G
BASS ,
NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G &BASS .
NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G*
18 19
BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G
BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G
20 21
BASSj}
BASS u aNOTES -fundamental O'* /alternate G* NOTES -fundamental 0" /alternate G"
BASSoil r'b BASS
<4 MNOTES -fundamental C* /alternate G* NOTES -fundamental C* /alternate Gp
bassjj
w BASS mNOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G* NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G*
BASS .
NOTES -fundamental C* /alternate GBASS u
NOTES -fundamental C* /alternate A22 23
BASSg
BASS u
NOTES -fundamental /alternate G NOTES -fundamental C* /alternate A
NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate
BASS 4 a
NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G*
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BASS u u
NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G*DMM j a
NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G*
24 25
BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A
BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A
BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A
BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A
BASS ,
NOTES -fundamental D /alternate ApBASS t
NOTES -fundamental D /alternate A*
26 27
BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A
BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A
29
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B
30 31
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B
32 33
r b a BASS lNOTES -fundamental t /alternate A NOTES -fundamental E 9
/alternate B
BASSNOTES -fundamental E 7
/alternate B 15BASS
r-k _ L
NOTES -fundamental E v/alternate B
(E^ seventh) three note
version with fifth omitted
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NOTES -fundamental E 7/alternate B b
NOTES -fundamental E^ /alternate B^
BASS , ,
NOTES -fundamental E^ /alternate B 7NOTES -fundamental E
7/alternate B D
NOTES -fundamental E-^ /alternate ABASS ,
NOTES -fundamental E ff
/alternate B
m34 35
BASS LBASS r t n L
NOTES -fundamental E /alternate A NOTES -fundamental E /alternate Er|
H?13(-9)t or t
( E ^ thirteenth
with flatted ninth)
36 37
NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C
BASS BASS
NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C
NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C^B) NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C
BASSNOTES -fundamental F /alternate C
BASSNOTES -fundamental F /alternate C
BASSNOTES -fundamental F /alternate C
BASSNOTES -fundamental F /alternate C
L
40 41
42 43
BASS a j*
NOTES -fundamental R /alternate C*
bAoojj
d
NOTES -fundamental F* /alternate C*
45
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental G /alternate D NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental G /alternate D’ NOTES -fundamental G /alternate DB
BASS ' BASSNOTES -fundamental G /alternate D NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D
BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental G /alternate D NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D
46 47
BASS BASS-
NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D* NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D#
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CHORD CHART
MAJOR SCALE CHART
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