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Chord construction and spellings

SYMBOL NAME FORMULA EXAMPLE
M, Maj Major 1,3,5 C
m Minor 1,b3,5 Cm
aug, + Augmented 1,3,#5 Caug, C#5, C+
dim, ° Diminished 1,b3,b5 Cdim, C°
7 Dominant Seventh 1,3,5,b7 C7
M7, maj7 Major Seventh 1,3,5,7 CM7 Cmaj7
m7 Minor Seventh 1,b3,5,b7 Cm7
7b5 Dominant Seventh flat five 1,3,b5,b7 C7b5
7#5 Augmented Dominant Seventh, or Dominant Seventh Sharp Five 1,3,#5,b7 C7#5
m/M7, m/Maj7 Minor/Major Seventh 1,b7,5,7 Cm/M7, Cm/Maj7
m7b5 Minor Seventh Flat Five, Half Diminished Seventh 1,b3,b5,b7 Cm7b5
dim7 Diminished Seventh 1,b3,b5,bb7 Cdim7
sus, sus4 Suspended, Suspended Fourth 1,4,5,(3 optional) Csus, Csus4
msus, msus4 Minor Suspended, Minor Suspended Fourth 1,b3,4,5 Cmsus, Cmsus4
6 (or M6) Sixth or (Major Sixth) 1,3,5,6 C6
m6 Minor Sixth 1,b3,5,6 Cm6
6/9 or 6add9 Six/Nine or Sixth add Ninth 1,3,5,6,9 C6/9, C6add9
m6/9 or m6add9 Minor Sixth/Nine, or Minor Sixth add Ninth 1,b3,5,6,9 Cm6/9, Cm6add9
add9 Add Nine 1,3,5,9 Cadd9
madd9 Minor add Nine 1,b3,5,9 Cmadd9
M9, maj9 Major Ninth 1,3,5,7,9 CM9, Cmaj9
m9, Minor Ninth 1,b3,5,7,9 Cm9
9 Dominant Ninth 1,3,5,b7,9 C9
7#9 Dominant Sharp Nine 1,3,5,b7,#9 C7#9
7b9 Dominant Flat Nine 1,3,5,b7,b9 C7b9
m11 Minor Eleventh 1,b3,5,b7,(9 op),11 Cm11
11 Dominant Eleventh 1,(3 op),5,b7,(9 op),11 C11
 7#11 Dominant Sharp Eleven 1,(3 op),5,b7,(9 op),#11 C7#11
maj#11 or maj7#11 Major Sharp Eleventh, or Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh 1,(3 op),5,7,(9 op),#11 Cmaj#11,
maj13 Major Thirteenth 1,(3 op),5,7,(9 op),(11 op),13 Cmaj13
m13 Minor Thirteenth 1,b3,5,b7,(9 op),(11 op),13 Cm13
13 Dominant Thirteenth 1,(3 op),5,b7,(9 op),(11 op),13 C13