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- APPENDIX C: Chord Naming Conventions
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- From the name of the chord you can tell at a glance which tones from the
- Major Scale belong to the chord. By looking down the Function columns in the
- Scale Palette you can find the tones that apply to other keys.
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- The best way to understand chords, of course, is to be able to put a name to
- the sounds you hear. If you have a friend or a teacher who can help you out,
- have them play some simple 3 note chords and quiz you about what kind they
- are.
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- Once you can recognize major, minor, suspended, and diminished triads, move
- on to dominant and 7th chords. Get these well-established before going into
- 6th, 9th, 11th, and 13ths.
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- The following symbols are used by FretPet to indicate the tones in a chord:
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- m Minor Third
- sus Suspended Fourth
- b5 Diminished Fifth (added)
- - Diminished Fifth
- o Diminished Triad (mb5)
- + Augmented Fifth
- #5 Augmented Fifth (added)
- 6 Sixth (No Seventh)
- /6 An added Sixth (With 7 or ∆7)
- o7 Diminished 7th ( = mb5bb7 or mb5/6)
- 7 Dominant Seventh
- ∆7 Major Seventh
- b9 Flat Ninth (Minor Second)
- 9 Ninth (Second)
- ∆9 Major Ninth
- #9 Sharp Ninth (Minor Third)
- 11 Eleventh (Fourth)
- ∆11 Major Eleventh
- #11 Sharp Eleventh (= b5)
- 13 Thirteenth (= 6)
- (R) Root missing
- (3) Third Function missing
- (5) Fifth Function missing
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