The Basic Chords Formula
Diatonic Piano Chords (C Major) 1 = MAJOR = C major (C-E-G)
2 = MINOR = D minor (D-F-A) 3 = MINOR = E minor (E-G-B) 4 = MAJOR = F major (F-A-C) 5 = MAJOR = G major (G-B-D) 6 = MINOR = A minor (A-C-E) 7 = MINOR b5 = B minor b5 (B-D-F) |
7th Chord Options
Diatonic 7th Chords (C Major) 1 = MAJOR 7th = C major 7th (C-E-G-B)
2 = MINOR 7th = D minor 7th (D-F-A-C) 3 = MINOR 7th = E minor 7th (E-G-B-D) 4 = MAJOR 7th = F major 7th (F-A-C-E) 5 = DOMINANT 7th = G dominant 7th (G-B-D-F) 6 = MINOR 7th = A minor 7th (A-C-E-G) 7 = MINOR 7th b5 = B minor 7th b5 (B-D-F-A) |