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Piano chords

54 chord types, each in all eighteen keys, and every entry opens with a keyboard you can play.

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Start with the beginner piano chords: the twelve major and minor triads every pianist learns first.

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The master chord chart

Piano chord chart: eighteen keys down the side, eight core chord types across the top. Read a row for one key, a column for one chord type. Keys whose strict spelling has no standard chord symbol are shown at their nearest enharmonic.
Keymajmindimaugdom7maj7m7dim7
CC E GC E♭ GC E♭ G♭C E G♯C E G B♭C E G BC E♭ G B♭C E♭ G♭ B♭♭
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯C♯ E G♯C♯ E GC♯ E♯ G♯♯C♯ E♯ G♯ BC♯ E♯ G♯ B♯C♯ E G♯ BC♯ E G B♭
D♭D♭ F A♭D♭ F♭ A♭D♭ F♭ A♭♭D♭ F AD♭ F A♭ C♭D♭ F A♭ CD♭ F♭ A♭ C♭D♭ F♭ A♭♭ C♭♭
DD F♯ AD F AD F A♭D F♯ A♯D F♯ A CD F♯ A C♯D F A CD F A♭ C♭
D♯D♯ F♯♯ A♯D♯ F♯ A♯D♯ F♯ AD♯ F♯♯ A♯♯D♯ F♯♯ A♯ C♯D♯ F♯♯ A♯ C♯♯D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯D♯ F♯ A C
E♭E♭ G B♭E♭ G♭ B♭E♭ G♭ B♭♭E♭ G BE♭ G B♭ D♭E♭ G B♭ DE♭ G♭ B♭ D♭E♭ G♭ B♭♭ D♭♭
EE G♯ BE G BE G B♭E G♯ B♯E G♯ B DE G♯ B D♯E G B DE G B♭ D♭
FF A CF A♭ CF A♭ C♭F A C♯F A C E♭F A C EF A♭ C E♭F A♭ C♭ E♭♭
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯F♯ A C♯F♯ A CF♯ A♯ C♯♯F♯ A♯ C♯ EF♯ A♯ C♯ E♯F♯ A C♯ EF♯ A C E♭
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭G♭ B♭♭ D♭G♭ B♭♭ D♭♭G♭ B♭ DG♭ B♭ D♭ F♭G♭ B♭ D♭ FG♭ B♭♭ D♭ F♭G♭ B♭♭ D♭♭ F♭♭
GG B DG B♭ DG B♭ D♭G B D♯G B D FG B D F♯G B♭ D FG B♭ D♭ F♭
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯G♯ B D♯G♯ B DG♯ B♯ D♯♯G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯♯G♯ B D♯ F♯G♯ B D F
A♭A♭ C E♭A♭ C♭ E♭A♭ C♭ E♭♭A♭ C EA♭ C E♭ G♭A♭ C E♭ GA♭ C♭ E♭ G♭A♭ C♭ E♭♭ G♭♭
AA C♯ EA C EA C E♭A C♯ E♯A C♯ E GA C♯ E G♯A C E GA C E♭ G♭
A♯A♯ C♯♯ E♯A♯ C♯ E♯A♯ C♯ EA♯ C♯♯ E♯♯A♯ C♯♯ E♯ G♯A♯ C♯♯ E♯ G♯♯A♯ C♯ E♯ G♯A♯ C♯ E G
B♭B♭ D FB♭ D♭ FB♭ D♭ F♭B♭ D F♯B♭ D F A♭B♭ D F AB♭ D♭ F A♭B♭ D♭ F♭ A♭♭
BB D♯ F♯B D F♯B D FB D♯ F♯♯B D♯ F♯ AB D♯ F♯ A♯B D F♯ AB D F A♭
C♭C♭ E♭ G♭C♭ E♭♭ G♭C♭ E♭♭ G♭♭C♭ E♭ GC♭ E♭ G♭ B♭♭C♭ E♭ G♭ B♭C♭ E♭♭ G♭ B♭♭B D F A♭

Columns: maj = major triad, min = minor triad, dim = diminished, aug = augmented, dom7 = dominant 7th, maj7 = major 7th, m7 = minor 7th, dim7 = diminished 7th.

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