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APPENDIX C: Chord Naming Conventions
From the name of the chord you can tell at a glance which tones from the
Major Scale belong to the chord. By looking down the Function columns in the
Scale Palette you can find the tones that apply to other keys.
The best way to understand chords, of course, is to be able to put a name to
the sounds you hear. If you have a friend or a teacher who can help you out,
have them play some simple 3 note chords and quiz you about what kind they
are.
Once you can recognize major, minor, suspended, and diminished triads, move
on to dominant and 7th chords. Get these well-established before going into
6th, 9th, 11th, and 13ths.
The following symbols are used by FretPet to indicate the tones in a chord:
m Minor Third
sus Suspended Fourth
b5 Diminished Fifth (added)
- Diminished Fifth
o Diminished Triad (mb5)
+ Augmented Fifth
#5 Augmented Fifth (added)
6 Sixth (No Seventh)
/6 An added Sixth (With 7 or ∆7)
o7 Diminished 7th ( = mb5bb7 or mb5/6)
7 Dominant Seventh
∆7 Major Seventh
b9 Flat Ninth (Minor Second)
9 Ninth (Second)
∆9 Major Ninth
#9 Sharp Ninth (Minor Third)
11 Eleventh (Fourth)
∆11 Major Eleventh
#11 Sharp Eleventh (= b5)
13 Thirteenth (= 6)
(R) Root missing
(3) Third Function missing
(5) Fifth Function missing