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Chord Formulas Notes on a Piano

Piano chords are made by combining a series of

notes from the major scale in a certain order to
create each chord voicing. The formulas below tell
which notes of the major scale are used to create a
chord.
Major: 1 - 3 - 5 (M, maj)
minor: 1 - 3b - 5 (m, min)
On a piano, the white keys play no sharp or flat
Augmented: 1 - 3 - 5# (aug) notes. The black keys on a piano play only the
sharp or flat notes.
Diminished: 1 - 3b - 5b (dim)
Suspended 4: 1 - 4 - 5 (sus4) Notes in Music Notation
6 Chords: 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 (6)
minor 6 Chords: 1 - 3b - 5 - 6 (m6)
7 Chords: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7b (7, dom7, dominant 7)
Major 7 Chords: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 (maj7, M7)
minor 7 Chords: 1 - 3b - 5- 7b (m7, min7)
9 Chords: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7b - 9 (9, dom9, dominant 9)
Major 9 Chords: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 (maj9, M9)
minor 9 Chords: 1 - 3b - 5- 7b - 9 (m9, min9)

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