MAJOR, MINOR, DIMINISHED, AUGMENTED CHORDS
 
                                       
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Notes All Major Keys
Important Chords All Major Keys
Chord Formulas

7th Chords:   Dominant, Maj, Min
5th, Sus 2nd, Sus 4th Chords
Chord Progressions
More Chord Progressions

To form chords using this table, go to the appropriate key and pick out the notes indicated.   For example, for an E minor (Em) chord, the table indicates the notes 1 - b3 - 5.   So, from Table 2, find the key of E and examine the notes 1 - 3 - 5.   They are E, F#, G#, and B.   Use the first note (E), the third note flatted (F), and the fifth note (B).   These three notes form Em.
 
  To form Dmin9+ (D minor 9th augmented), the table indicates (under Augmented Minor 9th) the notes 1 - b3 - #5 - b7 - 9.   So we use Table 2, find the key of D, and see the notes 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 are D, F#, A, C#, and E.   We then flat the third and the seventh, and sharp the fifth, to get the notes D, F, A#, C, and E.   These are the notes we use to form the chord.

 
 
  Table 4.   Major, Minor, Diminished, And Augmented Chords.  
  Chords In The Key Of C Are On A White Background.  
Key
Major (1 - 3 - 5)
Minor (1 - b3 - 5)
Diminished (1 - b3 - b5)
Augmented (1 - 3 - #5)
A
A - Db - E
A - C - E
A - C - Eb
A - Db - F
B
B - Eb - Gb
B - D - Gb
B - D - F
B - Eb - G
C
C - E - G
C - Eb - Gb
C - Eb - Gb
C - E - Ab
D
D - Gb - A
D - F - A
D - F - Ab
D - Gb - Bb
E
E - Ab - Bb
E - G - B
E - G - Eb
E - Ab - C
F
F - A - C
F - Ab - C
F - Ab - B
F - A - Db
G
G - B- D
G - Bb - D
G - Bb - Db
G - B - Eb
A#/Bb
Bb - D - F
Bb - Db - F
Bb - Db - E
Bb - D - Gb
C#/Db
Db - F - Ab
Db - E - Ab
Db - E- G
Db - F - A
D#/Eb
Eb - G - Bb
Eb - Gb - Bb
Eb - G - B
B - Eb - G
F#/Gb
Gb - Bb - Db
Gb - A - Db
Gb - A - C
Gb - Bb - D
G#/Ab
Ab - C - Eb
Ab - B - Eb
Ab - B - D
Ab - C - E
 
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