Reference

Chord Types

Chord types by pitch-class set — name and notations across standard, jazz, and classical systems.

chord types

3-note

2-note

4-note

5-note

6-note

	pcs	steps	names	notations	inv	shift
▶ 3-note 15
▶ major 2
#	`047`	`435`	major	`R ma` std `R M` std `R maj` cl `R` jazz, std	0	0
#	`038`	`354`	minor augmented fifth	`R m#5` cl, jazz, std	1	4
▶ minor 2
#	`037`	`345`	minor	`R mi` std `R min` cl `R m` std `R -` jazz	0	0
#	`058`	`534`	suspended fourth augmented	`R sus4#5` cl, jazz, std	2	7

#	`036`	`336`	diminished	`R o` jazz `R dim` cl, jazz `R °` std

#	`048`	`444`	augmented	`R +5` std `R #5` std `R aug` std, cl `R +` jazz, std
▶ suspended second 2
#	`027`	`255`	suspended second	`R sus2` cl, jazz, std	0	0
#	`057`	`525`	suspended fourth	`R sus4` cl, jazz, std	2	7
▶ augmented sixth Italian 2
#	`04t`	`462`	augmented sixth Italian		0	0
#	`026`	`246`	suspended second flat five	`R sus2b5` cl, jazz, std	2	10
▶ Viennese trichord 2
#	`016`	`156`	Viennese trichord		0	0
#	`067`	`615`	Viennese trichord		2	6
▶ suspended second augmented 2
#	`028`	`264`	suspended second augmented	`R sus2#5` cl, jazz, std	0	0
#	`046`	`426`	major flat five	`R b5` cl, jazz, std	2	8

#	`035`	`327`	minor double flat five	`R mbb5` cl, jazz, std
▶ 2-note 1

#	`07`	`75`	power	`R 5` cl, jazz, std
▶ 4-note 31

#	`047t`	`4332`	dominant seventh Harmonic seventh chord German augmented sixth chord	`R 7` cl, jazz, std `R dom7` std
▶ minor seventh 2
#	`037t`	`3432`	minor seventh	`R min7` cl `R m7` std `R -7` jazz	0	0
#	`0479`	`4323`	major sixth	`R 6` cl, jazz, std	1	3
▶ half-diminished seventh 3
#	`036t`	`3342`	half-diminished seventh Tristan chord	`R ø` std, jazz `R -7b5` jazz `R m7b5` cl `R ø7` jazz, std	0	0
#	`0379`	`3423`	minor sixth	`R min6` cl `R -6` jazz `R m6` jazz, std	1	3
#	`0469`	`4233`	major sixth flat five	`R 6b5` cl, jazz, std	2	6

#	`0369`	`3333`	diminished seventh	`R o7` jazz `R dim7` cl, jazz `R °7` std
▶ major seventh 4
#	`047e`	`4341`	major seventh	`R ma7` std `R Δ` jazz `R M7` cl `R maj7` std `R Δ7` jazz	0	0
#	`0378`	`3414`	major seventh first inversion	`R 65` cl `R 6/5` cl	1	4
#	`0459`	`4143`	major seventh second inversion	`R 43` cl `R 4/3` cl	2	7
#	`0158`	`1434`	major seventh third inversion	`R 2` cl	3	11

#	`037e`	`3441`	minor major seventh	`R m(maj7)` std `R minmaj7` std `R -Δ7` jazz `R mM7` cl `R mΔ7` std `R mΔ` jazz

#	`048t`	`4422`	augmented seventh	`R 7#5` cl, std `R aug7` cl `R 7+` jazz `R +7` std

#	`048e`	`4431`	augmented major seventh	`R +maj7` std `R maj7#5` cl, std `R +M7` std `R augmaj7` cl, std `R +Δ7` jazz

#	`036e`	`3351`	diminished major seventh	`R °M7` std `R dimmaj7` cl, std
▶ dominant seventh sus2 2
#	`027t`	`2532`	dominant seventh sus2	`R 7sus2` cl, jazz, std	0	0
#	`058t`	`5322`	dominant seventh sus4 augmented	`R 7sus4#5` cl, jazz, std	1	2
▶ dominant seventh sus4 2
#	`057t`	`5232`	dominant seventh sus4	`R 7sus4` cl, jazz, std	0	0
#	`0257`	`2325`	suspended second fourth	`R sus2sus4` cl, jazz, std	1	5
▶ major seventh sus2 2
#	`027e`	`2541`	major seventh sus2	`R maj7sus2` std `R Δ7sus2` jazz	0	0
#	`0475` (0457)	`43t7`	add eleven	`R add11` cl, jazz, std	2	7

#	`057e`	`5241`	major seventh sus4	`R maj7sus4` std `R Δ7sus4` jazz

#	`028t`	`2622`	dominant seventh sus2 augmented	`R 7sus2#5` cl, jazz, std

#	`046e`	`4251`	major seventh flat five	`R maj7b5` std `R Δ7b5` jazz

#	`058e`	`5331`	major seventh sus4 augmented	`R maj7sus4#5` cl, jazz, std

#	`079e`	`7221`	major thirteenth no third

#	`046t`	`4242`	dominant seventh flat five French augmented sixth chord	`R 7b5` cl, jazz, std

#	`0567`	`5115`	Dream chord
▶ minor seventh augmented fifth 2
#	`038t`	`3522`	minor seventh augmented fifth	`R m7#5` jazz, std `R -7#5` jazz	0	0
#	`0472` (0247)	`437t`	add nine	`R add9` cl, jazz, std	2	8

#	`0372` (0237)	`347t`	minor add nine	`R madd9` cl `R m(9)` jazz `R m(add9)` std
▶ 5-note 26

#	`047t2` (0247t)	`4334t`	dominant ninth	`R 9` cl, jazz, std

#	`037t2` (0237t)	`3434t`	minor ninth	`R min9` cl `R m9` std `R -9` jazz

#	`047e2` (0247e)	`4343t`	major ninth	`R M9` cl `R maj9` std `R Δ9` jazz
▶ minor major ninth 2
#	`037e2` (0237e)	`3443t`	minor major ninth	`R mM9` cl `R -Δ9` jazz `R mmaj9` std	0	0
#	`0489e`	`44121`	Farben chord		2	3

#	`03792` (02379)	`3425t`	minor sixth ninth	`R -6/9` jazz `R m6/9` jazz, std

#	`047t1` (0147t)	`4333e`	dominant seventh flat nine	`R 7b9` cl, jazz, std
▶ dominant seventh sharp nine 2
#	`047t3` (0347t)	`43359`	dominant seventh sharp nine	`R 7+9` std `R 7#9` cl, jazz, std	0	0
#	`01479`	`13323`	Elektra chord		1	3
▶ augmented ninth 2
#	`048t2` (0248t)	`4424t`	augmented ninth	`R aug9` cl, std `R +9` std, jazz	0	0
#	`046t2` (0246t)	`4244t`	dominant ninth flat five	`R 9b5` cl, jazz, std	4	10
▶ augmented major ninth 2
#	`048e2` (0248e)	`4433t`	augmented major ninth	`R augmaj9` cl, std `R +maj9` std, jazz	0	0
#	`047t8` (0478t)	`433t4`	dominant seventh flat thirteen	`R 7b13` cl, jazz, std	2	4
▶ dominant eleventh 2
#	`047t5` (0457t)	`43377`	dominant eleventh	`R 11` cl, jazz, std	0	0
#	`0257e`	`23241`	major seventh sus2 sus4	`R maj7sus2sus4` cl, jazz, std	2	5
▶ minor eleventh 3
#	`037t5` (0357t)	`34377`	minor eleventh	`R min11(no9)` cl `R m11(no9)` std `R -11(no9)` jazz	0	0
#	`04792` (02479)	`4325t`	major sixth ninth	`R 6/9` cl, jazz, std	1	3
#	`057t2` (0257t)	`5234t`	dominant ninth sus4	`R 7sus2sus4` std `R 9sus4` cl, jazz, std	2	5

#	`047e5` (0457e)	`43467`	major eleventh	`R maj11` std `R Δ11` jazz

#	`037e5` (0357e)	`34467`	minor major eleventh	`R -Δ11` jazz `R mmaj11` std

#	`04e26` (0246e)	`47346`	major sharp eleventh	`R maj#11` std `R Δ#11` jazz

#	`047t9` (0479t)	`433e3`	dominant thirteenth	`R 13(no9)` cl, jazz, std

#	`037t9` (0379t)	`343e3`	minor thirteenth	`R min13(no9)` cl `R m13(no9)` std `R -13(no9)` jazz

#	`07e29` (0279e)	`74373`	major thirteenth	`R maj13` std `R Δ13` jazz

#	`037e9` (0379e)	`344t3`	minor major thirteenth	`R -Δ13` jazz `R mmaj13` std

#	`047e6` (0467e)	`43476`	major seventh sharp eleventh	`R maj7#11` cl, jazz, std
▶ 6-note 6

#	`047t26` (02467t)	`433446`	lydian dominant Lydian dominant seventh	`R 7#11` cl, jazz, std

#	`047e26` (02467e)	`434346`	major ninth sharp eleventh	`R maj9#11` cl, jazz, std
▶ major thirteenth 2
#	`047e29` (02479e)	`434373`	major thirteenth		0	0
#	`037t25` (02357t)	`343437`	minor eleventh	`R min11` cl `R m11` std `R -11` jazz	4	9

#	`037t29` (02379t)	`343473`	minor thirteenth	`R min13` cl `R m13` std `R -13` jazz

#	`047t29` (02479t)	`433473`	dominant thirteenth	`R 13` cl, jazz, std