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6 Contents Introduction...6 Basic Intervals and Triads...8 Intervals...8 Triads...11 Table of Intervals...14 Seventh Chords...15 Dominant Seventh (7)...15 Minor Seventh (m7)...15 Major Seventh (maj7)...16 Diminished Seventh ( 7)...16 Minor Seventh Flat Five (m7 b 5)...17 Extended Chords...18 Other Chord Types...20 Sus Chords...20 Add Chords Chords (Power Chords) th Chords...21 Altered Chords...22 Altered Dominant Chords...23 Inversions...24 Inverted Triads...24 Root Position...24 First Inversion...25 Second Inversion...25 Inverted Seventh Chords...26 Two-Hand Voicings...27 Voice Leading...28 Voicing for the Melody...29 Advanced Voicings...30 Shell Voicings...30 Clusters...30 Spread Voicings...32 Quartal (4th Voicings)...34 Chord Symbol Variations...36 Circle of 5ths...40 Chords in All 12 Keys...41 C (and Inversions)...41 Cm (and Inversions)...42 C (and Inversions)...43 C+ (and Inversions)...44 Csus Csus C5 (power chord)...45 C6 (and Inversions)...46 Cm6 (and Inversions)...47 C7 (and Inversions)...48 Cmaj7 (and Inversions)...49 Cm7 (and Inversions)...50 Cm7(b 5) (and Inversions)...51 C 7 (and Inversions)...52 C(add9) (and Inversions)...53 C Cmaj Cm Cmaj7(b 5)...55 Cmaj7( # 5)...55 C7(b 5)...55 C7( # 5)...55 C7(b 9)...56 C7( # 9)...56 C9(b 5)...56 C9( # 5)...56 C # (and Inversions)...57 C # m (and Inversions)...58 C # (and Inversions)...59 C # + (and Inversions)...60 C # sus C # sus C # 5 (power chord)...61 C # 6 (and Inversions)...62 C # m6 (and Inversions)...63 C # 7 (and Inversions)...64 C # maj7 (and Inversions)...65 C # m7 (and Inversions)...66 C # m7(b 5) (and Inversions)...67 C # 7 (and Inversions)...68 C # (add9) (and Inversions)...69 C # C # maj C # m C # maj7(b 5)...71 C # maj7( # 5)...71 C # 7(b 5)...71 C # 7( # 5)...71 C # 7(b 9)...72 C # 7( # 9)...72 C # 9(b 5)...72 C # 9( # 5)...72 D (and Inversions)

7 Dm (and Inversions)...74 D (and Inversions)...75 D+ (and Inversions)...76 Dsus Dsus D5 (power chord)...77 D6 (and Inversions)...78 Dm6 (and Inversions)...79 D7 (and Inversions)...80 Dmaj7 (and Inversions)...81 Dm7 (and Inversions)...82 Dm7(b 5) (and Inversions)...83 D 7 (and Inversions)...84 D(add9) (and Inversions)...85 D Dmaj Dm Dmaj7(b 5)...87 Dmaj7( # 5)...87 D7(b 5)...87 D7( # 5)...87 D7(b 9)...88 D7( # 9)...88 D9(b 5)...88 D9( # 5)...88 Eb (and Inversions)...89 Eb m (and Inversions)...90 Eb (and Inversions)...91 Eb + (and Inversions)...92 Eb sus Eb sus Eb 5 (power chord)...93 Eb 6 (and Inversions)...94 Eb m6 (and Inversions)...95 Eb 7 (and Inversions)...96 Eb maj7 (and Inversions)...97 Eb m7 (and Inversions)...98 Eb m7( b 5) (and Inversions)...99 Eb 7 (and Inversions) Eb (add9) (and Inversions) Eb Eb maj Eb m Eb maj7( b 5) Eb maj7( # 5) Eb 7( b 5) Eb 7( # 5) Eb 7( b 9) Eb 7( # 9) Eb 9( b 5) Eb 9( # 5) E (and Inversions) Em (and Inversions) E (and Inversions) E+ (and Inversions) Esus Esus E5 (power chord) E6 (and Inversions) Em6 (and Inversions) E7 (and Inversions) Emaj7 (and Inversions) Em7 (and Inversions) Em7(b 5) (and Inversions) E 7 (and Inversions) E(add9) (and Inversions) E Emaj Em Emaj7(b 5) Emaj7( # 5) E7(b 5) E7( # 5) E7(b 9) E7( # 9) E9(b 5) E9( # 5) F (and Inversions) Fm (and Inversions) F (and Inversions) F+ (and Inversions) Fsus Fsus F5 (power chord) F6 (and Inversions) Fm6 (and Inversions) F7 (and Inversions) Fmaj7 (and Inversions) Fm7 (and Inversions)

8 Fm7(b 5) (and Inversions) F 7 (and Inversions) F(add9) (and Inversions) F Fmaj Fm Fmaj7(b 5) Fmaj7( # 5) F7(b 5) F7( # 5) F7(b 9) F7( # 9) F9(b 5) F9( # 5) F # (and Inversions) F # m (and Inversions) F # (and Inversions) F # + (and Inversions) F # sus F # sus F # 5 (power chord) F # 6 (and Inversions) F # m6 (and Inversions) F # 7 (and Inversions) F # maj7 (and Inversions) F # m7 (and Inversions) F # m7( b 5) (and Inversions) F # 4 7 (and Inversions) F # (add9) (and Inversions) F # F # maj F # m F # maj7( b 5) F # maj7( # 5) F # 7( b 5) F # 7( # 5) F # 7( b 9) F # 7( # 9) F # 9( b 5) F # 9( # 5) G (and Inversions) Gm (and Inversions) G (and Inversions) G+ (and Inversions) Gsus Gsus G5 (power chord) G6 (and Inversions) Gm6 (and Inversions) G7 (and Inversions) Gmaj7 (and Inversions) Gm7 (and Inversions) Gm7(b 5) (and Inversions) G 7 (and Inversions) G(add9) (and Inversions) G Gmaj Gm Gmaj7(b 5) Gmaj7( # 5) G7(b 5) G7( # 5) G7(b 9) G7( # 9) G9(b 5) G9( # 5) Ab (and Inversions) Ab m (and Inversions) Ab (and Inversions) Ab + (and Inversions) Ab sus Ab sus Ab 5 (power chord) Ab 6 (and Inversions) Ab m6 (and Inversions) Ab 7 (and Inversions) Ab maj7 (and Inversions) Ab m7 (and Inversions) Ab m7( b 5) (and Inversions) Ab 7 (and Inversions) Ab (add9) (and Inversions) Ab Ab maj Ab m Ab maj7( b 5) Ab maj7( # 5) Ab 7( b 5) Ab 7( # 5) Ab 7( b 9)...184

9 Ab 7( # 9) Ab 9( b 5) Ab 9( # 5) A (and Inversions) Am (and Inversions) A (and Inversions) A+ (and Inversions) Asus Asus A5 (power chord) A6 (and Inversions) Am6 (and Inversions) A7 (and Inversions) Amaj7 (and Inversions) Am7 (and Inversions) Am7(b 5) (and Inversions) A 7 (and Inversions) A(add9) (and Inversions) A Amaj Am Amaj7(b 5) Amaj7( # 5) A7(b 5) A7( # 5) A7(b 9) A7( # 9) A9(b 5) A9( # 5) Bb (and Inversions) Bb m (and Inversions) Bb (and Inversions) Bb + (and Inversions) Bb sus Bb sus Bb 5 (power chord) Bb 6 (and Inversions) Bb m6 (and Inversions) Bb 7 (and Inversions) Bb maj7 (and Inversions) Bb m7 (and Inversions) Bb m7( b 5) (and Inversions) Bb 7 (and Inversions) Bb (add9) (and Inversions) Bb Bb maj Bb m Bb maj7( b 5) Bb maj7( # 5) Bb 7( b 5) Bb 7( # 5) Bb 7( b 9) Bb 7( # 9) Bb 9( b 5) Bb 9( # 5) B (and Inversions) Bm (and Inversions) B (and Inversions) B+ (and Inversions) Bsus Bsus B5 (power chord) B6 (and Inversions) Bm6 (and Inversions) B7 (and Inversions) Bmaj7 (and Inversions) Bm7 (and Inversions) Bm7(b 5) (and Inversions) B 7 (and Inversions) B(add9) (and Inversions) B Bmaj Bm Bmaj7(b 5) Bmaj7( # 5) B7(b 5) B7( # 5) B7(b 9) B7( # 9) B9(b 5) B9( # 5)

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