Every Piano Chord Explained (In One Video)
Chords Traid of Notes Remarks
C or Cmaj 1 3 5 Interval 4 + 3
Cm or Cmin or C– 1 ♭3 5 Interval 3 + 4
Cdim or C° 1 ♭3 ♭5 Interval 3 + 3
Caug or C+ or C♯5 1 3 ♯5 Interval 4 + 4
C5 of Power Chord 1 5
Csus2 or C2 (lose) 1 2 5
Csus4 or Csus 1 4 5
Cadd2 or C2 (tight) 1 2 3 5
Cadd9 1 3 5 9
Cadd4 1 3 4 5
C6 1 3 5 6
Cm6 or C–6 1 ♭3 5 6
7th Chords
Cmaj7 or CM7 or CΔ7 1 3 5 7
C7 (dominant 7th) 1 3 5 ♭7
Cm7 or Cmin7 or C–7 1 ♭3 5 ♭7
Cm7♭5 or Cø7 (1/2 dim 7th) 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7
Cdim7 or C°7 (full dim 7th) 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7
C7sus 1 4 5 ♭7
Cmaj7♯5 or CΔ7♯5 1 3 ♯5 7
Cmaj7♭5 or CΔ7♭5 1 3 ♭5 7
9th Chords
Cmaj9 or CM9 or CΔ9 1 3 5 7 9
C9 (dominant 9th) 1 3 5 ♭7 9
Cm9 or Cmin9 or C–9 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9
Cm(maj9) or C–(Δ9) 1 ♭3 5 7 9
C6(9) 1 3 5 6 9
C9sus 1 4 5 ♭7 9
C7♭9 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭9
C7♯9 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯9
Cm9♭5 or C–9♭5 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9
C9♭5 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 9
C9♯5 1 3 ♯5 ♭7 9
11th Chords
Cm11 or Cmin11 or C–11 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 11
C11 (dominant 11th) 1 3 5 ♭7 9 11
Cmaj11 or CM11 or CΔ11 1 3 5 7 9 11
Cmaj9♯11 or CM9♯11 or CΔ9♯11 1 3 5 7 9 ♯11
C9♯11 (dominant 9th) 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♯11
Cm11♭5 or Cmin11♭5 or C–11♭5 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9 11
13th Chords
Cmaj13 or CM13 or CΔ13 1 3 5 7 9 11 13
OR 1 3 7 9 13
Pratically, most of the time 5th & 11th are optional (also the following)
C13 (dominant 13) 1 3 5 ♭7 9 11 13
Cm13 or Cmin13 or C–13 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 11 13
C13sus 1 4 5 ♭7 9 11 13
C7♭13 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭13
C7♭13 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♭13
C13♭9 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭9 11 13
C13♯9 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯9 11 13
C13♯11 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♯11 13
C7(♭9,♭13) 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 ♭9 11 ♭13
C7(♯9,♭13) 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 ♯9 11 ♭13
Altered Dominant Chords
On a dominant Chord like C7, C9, C11, C13
The commonly altered degrees are
b5 (and #5), b9 (and #9), #11, B13
C7♭9 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭9
C7♯9 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯9
C7♭5 1 3 ♭5 ♭7
C7♯5 1 3 ♯5 ♭7
C7♯11 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯11
C9♯11 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♯11
C7♭13 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭13
C7♯9♯5 1 3 ♯5 ♭7 ♯9
C7♭9♭13 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭9 ♭13
C7♯9♭13 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯9 ♭13
Slash Chords (Left hand bass)
They are frequently use for walk up or walk down bass
G, D/F#, C/E, G/D, C, G/B, Am, G (Walk Down Bass)
PolyChords
Basically, Left hand plays one full chord and right hand play another
two (or more) complete chords sounded simultaneously
one stacked on top of the other — so that you hear both chords at once
D/C (D major over C major)
Lower: C–E–G, Upper: D–F♯–A
D/C (D major over C major) 1 3 5 9 ♯11 13
Quartal Chords
4th + 4th + 4th, Eg 1,4,b7, C,F,Bb
Cluster Chords
Cluster: two or more notes a second apart (semitone or whole tone), sounded together
The tightest cluster is semitone-based: e.g., C-C♯-D-D♯-E
Or C-D-E-F-G
Basically, a clusters of notes without Interval or similar intervals
or 1 semi tone or 1 whole tone apart
