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Complex Chords Made SimpleHigher Ground 2016

Major Scale Degrees

Most Common Chords in Key of C

Chord Numerical Construction Alphabet Construction Symbol Simplified

Triads:

Major 1-3-5 C E G C

Minor 1-3b-5 C Eb G Cmi, Cm, C-

Diminished 1-3b-5b C Eb Gb Cdim, Co

Augmented 1-3-5# C E G# Caug, C+

Seventh Chords:Major 7 1-3-5-7 C E G B Cmaj7 Emi/C

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Chord Numerical Construction Alphabet Construction Symbol Simplified

Dominant 7 1-3-5-7b C E G Bb C7 Eo/C

Minor 7 1-3b-5-7b C Eb G Bb Cmi7, Cm7, C-7 Eb/C

Half-diminished 7 1-3b-5b-7b C Eb Gb Bb Co7, Cm7-5, Cm7b5 Ebm/C

(m7-5)

Diminished 7 1-3b-5b-7bb C Eb Gb Bbb C

o

7 Eb

o

/C

Ninths:

Major 9 1-3-5-7-9 C E G B D Cmaj9 Em7/C

Dominant 9 1-3-5-7b-9 C E G Bb D C9 Em7-5/C

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Chord Numerical Construction Alphabet Construction Symbol Simplified

Minor 9 1-3b-5-7b-9 C Eb G Bb D Cmi9, Cm9, C-9 Ebmaj7/C

Flatted 9 (-9) 1-3-5-7b-b9 C E G Bb Db C7(b9), C7(-9) Edim7/C

Raised 9 (+9) 1-3-5-7b-9# C E G Bb D# C7(+9), C7(#9) E-Bb-D#/C

Sharp 5 Sharp 9 1-3-5#-7b-#9 C E G# Bb 9# C7(#5#9), C7(+5+9) Bb-D#-G#/C-E

(#5#9) D#-G#-C/E-Bb

6/9 Chord 1-3-5-6-9 C E G A D C6/9 A-D-G/C

Minor 6/9 Chord 1-3b-5-6-9 C Eb G A D Cmi6/9, Cm6/9 Eb-G-A-D/C

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Chord Numerical Construction Alphabet Construction Symbol Simplified

Add 9 (2) 1-2-3-5 C D E G C2, Cadd9 D-E-G/C

D-G-C/C-G

Minor 2 1-2-3b-5 C D Eb G Cmi2, Cm2 D-Eb-G/C

Elevenths:

9sus4 1-3-5-7b-9-11 C E G Bb D F C9sus4, C7sus4, C11 Bb/C, Gm7/C

(Dominant 11)

Minor 11 1-3b-5-7b-9-11 C Eb G Bb D F Cm11, Cmi11 Bb-D-F/Cm, Eb-F-Bb/C

Bb-Eb-F/C, F-Bb-Eb/C

Augmented 11 1-3-5-7b-9-11# C E G Bb D F# C7(+11), C7(#11) Bb+/C

7(13,#11) D/C-Bb

Thirteenths (6ths):

Dominant 13 1-3-5-7b-9-11-13 C E G Bb D F A C13 Am/C-Bb, Am7/C-Bb

Bbmaj7/C

Major 6 Chord 1-3-5-6 C E G A C6

Minor 6 Chord 1-3b-5-6 C Eb G A Cmi6, Cm6

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Simple Chord Voicing Examples:

ii-V-I: Three notes in RH

Minor ii-V-I: Three notes in RH

Guide Tones (3 and 7)/Shell Voicings (3, 7 and root)

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(Above progression w/ tensions.)

(Above progressions w/ root and root octaves in RH.)

Shell Voicings: Guide Tones w/ Root as Bass

Expanded Shells: ii-V-I

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Expanded Shellsw/ Tensions: ii-V-I

Tritone Substitution Using Shells

More Tensions

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