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Lead Sheet Chord Abbreviations Guide

The document provides a chart summarizing common chord quality abbreviations and examples using C as the root note. It lists major, minor, suspended 2nd, suspended 4th, diminished, augmented, 5th, 6th, 7th, half diminished, tension, altered, and chords with designated bass notes or upper structure triads.

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Lead Sheet Chord Abbreviations Guide

The document provides a chart summarizing common chord quality abbreviations and examples using C as the root note. It lists major, minor, suspended 2nd, suspended 4th, diminished, augmented, 5th, 6th, 7th, half diminished, tension, altered, and chords with designated bass notes or upper structure triads.

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Lead Sheet Chord

Quality Abbreviations Examples Notes for C root


(Bottom to Top)
Major
Ma, Maj, M, ! C
CMaj7
CEG
CEGB

Minor Mi,min,m,- Cmi or C- C Eb G


Suspended 2 sus2 Csus2 CDG
Suspended 4 sus4 Csus4 CFG
Diminished
dim, o Cdim C Eb Gb

Augmented aug, + Caug C E G#


Five 5 C5 CG
Sixth 6 C6 CEGA
C-6 C Eb G A
Quality Abbreviations Examples Notes for C root
(Bottom to Top)
Seventh 7 CMaj7 C EGB
C7 C E G Bb
C7b5 C E Gb Bb
Caug7 C E G# Bb
C-7 C Eb G Bb
C-(Maj7) C Eb G B
Cdim7 C Eb Gb Bbb
Cdim(Maj7) C Eb Gb B
C7sus4 C F G Bb
Half Diminished m7(b5), -7(b5), O C-7(b5) C Eb Gb Bb

Tension b9,9,#9,10,11,#11, C7(9,#11,13) C E G Bb D F# A


b13,13 (il + puo’
essere usato come #
ma raro)
Altered alt, (alt) C7(alt) Usa le tension che
vuoi:D E A Bb, Db E
Ab Bb, Db E Gb Bb
Chord with / C/D DCEG
designated bass note
Chord with Upper __ Bb C E G Bb D F
Structure Triad C7
Chord Symbol

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