(CHORD: ¢ major Notes: CEG Intervals: 1-35 Equals: NA Tendency: C.F Beet #1 and #2 S addg Res 09 Cadag oo CHORD: C6 Notes: CECA Interval: 1-5-6 Equal chord: Am? Tendency: ©, 6 Best: They al sound great CHORD: Caddo Notes: CE-6.0 Intervals: 1.35.9 Equals: NA Tendency: 6, ¢ Hard: #6 Bost #61,3,87 cada oo 5503 (CHORD: C6 aado Notes: CE-GAD Intervals: 1-35-69 Equals: D9sus, Amt Tendency: C, 6 1485 C6 adaa ° °C6 ada oo o cHORI 6 adaoit1 Notes: CE-GADF Intervals: 1-25-6911 Equals: Fmaj9/i3 Tendency: C.F, Best Both are difcut but sound great cmaj7/G 27553 Cmaj9eos) ° fi | C6 add9es) 00 (CHORD: C addgiit Notes: C-£-6.0. Intervals: 1-35-0-11 Equals: Gt3sus Tendency: C,F,6 Best: Bath sound good but sound neatly identical a] Te |: Re7a3 3| 3 Caddg/11 oo GHORD: Cmaj7 Notes: CECB. Intervals: 1-357 Equals: NA Tendency: G,Em.¢ Hard: #2 89 Best #5 14,7, 88 cmaj7 oNo Cmaj9/E 0 oc00 Roes7s Caddg/i1 oo o R495 53 Cmaj7 oo00 cmaj7 CHORD: maja Notes: C-E-G-2.0 Intervals: 1-25-7-9 Equals: NIA Tendency: 6, ¢ Best #51,5,7 Fav #1 Cmaj9/D o 000 os R573mayo Tomb owas cmaj13/6 ooo SHORD: Cmaj oo ows: CE-CBA z . z Equals: Ama e @ Tendency: G,Em 6 rd #2 and cmajt3 5 cmaits oo 000 0° oo 0 @| 7 7 @ 8 8 2 cmajort3 Smee (enon: cmajona ese oe Not CE-CBOA ; uss 68 att Tenancy: GE, ¢ eo 6 0 Best 182 ° cmajort3 csus oe CHORD: Csus a Nowe OF Wot FOO : © Jecuats:wa DO | | OQ | cuss cru eo Tendency: 6. F Tendency: ©, F, 80 6 Basti eae tan ast Sah oun good 2 sus add9 Csus add9 O68 oo GHORD: Csus2 Csus2 0° Notes: -0.6 Interval: 1-25 | Equals: Gauss @ Tendency: &.¢ 3 ° Best Both sound greatChord Diagram Symbols 1. The "\" symbol: | use the backwards slash symbol on chord diagrams to show optional chord tones you can hold, but that aren't good enough to warrant another chord shape. This is useful if you find my fingering difficult, or an alternate fingering works better for the chord progression you are writing. A good example is #7 Cmaj13. 2. Barre chord symbols & root notes. | settled on the large black horizontal barre shape rather than the curved line. Making a curved line in my graphic design program is not that easy for me at my current level. Keep in mind, as a result you may not see the white note for the root of the chord if itis part of the barre shape. There are no examples of that for the C major chords, but you will see it in my other chord charts. 3. Chord type in RED: | have the 1st of a chord type in red to make it easier to find a chord type, for example, the seventh chords versus the triad, or sus chords. 4. Equal Chord: "Equals" is my term for another chord name that contains the same notes. The best example are the chords C6 and Am7 which both have the same notes in them. 5. Chord Tendency: This is my term for suggested chords that sound good after a chord, or have a smooth transition. For example, try following the Cmaj7 chords with G major, E minor or C major, in that order. This is only if you do not know how to use the chord. Follow any chord with any other chord if it sounds good to you. | abbreviate it as "Tend" on some chords for space reasons. 6 Hard, Best, & Favorite (Fav): The chord voicings that are hard to hold, my preferred voicings, and my favorite if listed. Feel free to cross out any of my #'s and add your own. There are a lot of chords to choose from, so | thought | would help you learn the "best" ones first. 7. Intervals: The intervals that build each chord. | abbreviate it as "Int" or "Int's" for space issues. © white note circle is the root note Black notes are the other chord tones sin creles Am7 X- dont play string are fingers © 0 — O__ O-piay open string index . 2 = middle ps Fret # ing 4= pinky <— optional note T= thumb R 5 67 63 5 ¢—Chord Interval #'s Barsymbols: ——~_ or >