Piano Chords

Every chord starts with a root note and stacks intervals on top of it. A major triad is just a major third plus a minor third — three notes, one shape you can move to any key.

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C

Pick a root key — every card opens in C, and the mini keyboards shift to match.

Most looked up:C MajorG MajorA MinorC Major 7D Minor 7G Dominant 7
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Triads

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Major

1 — 3 — 5

Minor

1 — ♭3 — 5

Augmented

1 — 3 — ♯5

Diminished

1 — ♭3 — ♭5

Power Chord

1

Power

1 — 5

Suspended & Added

6

Suspended 2nd

1 — 2 — 5

Suspended 4th

1 — 4 — 5

Add 9

1 — 2 — 3 — 5

Dominant 7sus4

1 — 4 — 5 — ♭7

Dominant 9sus4

1 — 4 — 5 — ♭7 — 9

Dominant 13sus4

1 — 4 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 13

Sixth Chords

3

Major 6

1 — 3 — 5 — 6

Minor 6

1 — ♭3 — 5 — 6

Major 6/9

1 — 3 — 5 — 6 — 9

Seventh Chords

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Major 7

1 — 3 — 5 — 7

Minor 7

1 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7

Dominant 7

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7

Minor (Major 7)

1 — ♭3 — 5 — 7

Half Diminished

1 — ♭3 — ♭5 — ♭7

Diminished 7

1 — ♭3 — ♭5 — 𝄫7

Augmented 7

1 — 3 — ♯5 — ♭7

Extended Chords

9

Major 9

1 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9

Minor 9

1 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9

Dominant 9

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9

Major 11

1 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9 — 11

Minor 11

1 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11

Dominant 11

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11

Major 13

1 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9 — 11 — 13

Minor 13

1 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11 — 13

Dominant 13

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11 — 13

Altered Chords

13

Dominant 7♭5

1 — 3 — ♭5 — ♭7

Dominant 7♯5

1 — 3 — ♯5 — ♭7

Dominant 7♯11

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♯11

Dominant 7♭9

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♭9

Dominant 7♯9

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♯9

Dominant 7♭13

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♭13

Dominant 9♭5

1 — 3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — 9

Dominant 9♯5

1 — 3 — ♯5 — ♭7 — 9

Minor 11♭5

1 — ♭3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11

Minor 13♭5

1 — ♭3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11 — 13

Dominant 7♭9♯11

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♭9 — ♯11

Dominant 7♯9♯11

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♯9 — ♯11

Dominant 7♭5♯9

1 — 3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — ♯9
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All 43 chord types — stable → tense

Major

1 — 3 — 5

Power

1 — 5

Minor

1 — ♭3 — 5

Suspended 2nd

1 — 2 — 5

Suspended 4th

1 — 4 — 5

Add 9

1 — 2 — 3 — 5

Major 6

1 — 3 — 5 — 6

Minor 6

1 — ♭3 — 5 — 6

Major 7

1 — 3 — 5 — 7

Major 6/9

1 — 3 — 5 — 6 — 9

Minor 7

1 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7

Major 9

1 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9

Minor 9

1 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9

Dominant 7

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7

Dominant 7sus4

1 — 4 — 5 — ♭7

Major 11

1 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9 — 11

Dominant 9

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9

Minor 11

1 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11

Dominant 9sus4

1 — 4 — 5 — ♭7 — 9

Major 13

1 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9 — 11 — 13

Minor (Major 7)

1 — ♭3 — 5 — 7

Augmented

1 — 3 — ♯5

Dominant 11

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11

Minor 13

1 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11 — 13

Diminished

1 — ♭3 — ♭5

Dominant 13

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11 — 13

Half Diminished

1 — ♭3 — ♭5 — ♭7

Dominant 7♭5

1 — 3 — ♭5 — ♭7

Augmented 7

1 — 3 — ♯5 — ♭7

Diminished 7

1 — ♭3 — ♭5 — 𝄫7

Dominant 7♯5

1 — 3 — ♯5 — ♭7

Dominant 7♯11

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♯11

Minor 11♭5

1 — ♭3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11

Dominant 9♭5

1 — 3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — 9

Dominant 13sus4

1 — 4 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 13

Dominant 7♭9

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♭9

Dominant 7♭13

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♭13

Dominant 7♯9

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♯9

Dominant 9♯5

1 — 3 — ♯5 — ♭7 — 9

Minor 13♭5

1 — ♭3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11 — 13

Dominant 7♭9♯11

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♭9 — ♯11

Dominant 7♯9♯11

1 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♯9 — ♯11

Dominant 7♭5♯9

1 — 3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — ♯9
What is a chord?

A chord is three or more notes sounded together. The simplest chord — a triad — stacks a root, third, and fifth. Adding a 7th turns it into a seventh chord; piling on 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths produces the extended and altered voicings of jazz.

Every chord on this page can be built from any of 12 root notes. The detail pages include keyboard diagrams, audio, inversions, fingering, and the songs that use each chord.

Chord formula reference (all 43)
ChordNotesFormulaFamily
Major31 — 3 — 5triad
Minor31 — ♭3 — 5triad
Augmented31 — 3 — ♯5triad
Diminished31 — ♭3 — ♭5triad
Power21 — 5power
Suspended 2nd31 — 2 — 5sus
Suspended 4th31 — 4 — 5sus
Add 941 — 2 — 3 — 5sus
Dominant 7sus441 — 4 — 5 — ♭7sus
Dominant 9sus451 — 4 — 5 — ♭7 — 9sus
Dominant 13sus461 — 4 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 13sus
Major 641 — 3 — 5 — 6sixth
Minor 641 — ♭3 — 5 — 6sixth
Major 6/951 — 3 — 5 — 6 — 9sixth
Major 741 — 3 — 5 — 7seventh
Minor 741 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7seventh
Dominant 741 — 3 — 5 — ♭7seventh
Minor (Major 7)41 — ♭3 — 5 — 7seventh
Half Diminished41 — ♭3 — ♭5 — ♭7seventh
Diminished 741 — ♭3 — ♭5 — 𝄫7seventh
Augmented 741 — 3 — ♯5 — ♭7seventh
Major 951 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9extended
Minor 951 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9extended
Dominant 951 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9extended
Major 1161 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9 — 11extended
Minor 1161 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11extended
Dominant 1161 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11extended
Major 1371 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9 — 11 — 13extended
Minor 1371 — ♭3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11 — 13extended
Dominant 1371 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11 — 13extended
Dominant 7♭541 — 3 — ♭5 — ♭7altered
Dominant 7♯541 — 3 — ♯5 — ♭7altered
Dominant 7♯1151 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♯11altered
Dominant 7♭951 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♭9altered
Dominant 7♯951 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♯9altered
Dominant 7♭1351 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♭13altered
Dominant 9♭551 — 3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — 9altered
Dominant 9♯551 — 3 — ♯5 — ♭7 — 9altered
Minor 11♭561 — ♭3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11altered
Minor 13♭571 — ♭3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — 9 — 11 — 13altered
Dominant 7♭9♯1161 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♭9 — ♯11altered
Dominant 7♯9♯1161 — 3 — 5 — ♭7 — ♯9 — ♯11altered
Dominant 7♭5♯951 — 3 — ♭5 — ♭7 — ♯9altered