Chords
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Colors
C
Common
Reach for these first.
C
C E G
Major
Cm
C E♭ G
Minor
C7
C E G B♭
Dominant 7
Cmaj7
C E G B
Major 7
Cm7
C E♭ G B♭
Minor 7
Csus4
C F G
Sus 4
Csus2
C D G
Sus 2
Cdim
C E♭ G♭
Diminished
Caug
C E G♯
Augmented
Bright
Major. Stable and open.
C6
C E G A
Major 6
Cmaj7
C E G B
Major 7
Cadd9
C E G D
Add 9
C6/9
C E G A D
6/9
Cmaj9
C E G B D
Major 9
Dark
Minor. Softer, a little sad.
Cm
C E♭ G
Minor
Cm6
C E♭ G A
Minor 6
Cm7
C E♭ G B♭
Minor 7
CmMaj7
C E♭ G B
Minor major 7
Cmadd9
C E♭ G D
Minor add 9
Cm9
C E♭ G B♭ D
Minor 9
Cm11
C E♭ B♭ D F
Minor 11
Warm
Dominant. Leans forward.
C7
C E G B♭
Dominant 7
C9
C E G B♭ D
Dominant 9
C13
C E B♭ D A
Dominant 13
C11
C G B♭ D F
Dominant 11
C7sus4
C F G B♭
7 sus 4
Open
Suspended. No third.
Csus2
C D G
Sus 2
Csus4
C F G
Sus 4
C9sus4
C F G B♭ D
9 sus 4
Tense
Diminished. Tight.
Cdim
C E♭ G♭
Diminished
Cm7♭5
C E♭ G♭ B♭
Half-diminished
Cdim7
C E♭ G♭ A
Diminished 7
Lifted
Augmented. Unstable.
Caug
C E G♯
Augmented
Caug7
C E G♯ B♭
Augmented 7
Cmaj7♯5
C E G♯ B
Major 7 ♯5
Spicy
Altered. Extra bite.
C7♭9
C E G B♭ D♭
7 ♭9
C7♯9
C E G B♭ D♯
7 ♯9
C7♯11
C E B♭ D F♯
7 ♯11
C7♭13
C E B♭ D A♭
7 ♭13
Calt
C E G♯ B♭ D♭
Altered