GUITAR CHORDS

Name: Major chord Symbols: M, maj Steps: 1-3-5 Recommended scales: Major scale Lydian scale Pentatonic major scale Name: Major 7th chord Symbols: maj7, M7 Steps: 1-3-5-7 Recommended scales: Major scale Lydian scale Name: Major 9th chord Symbols: maj9, M9, maj7(9) Steps: 1-3-5-7-9 Recommended scales: Major scale Lydian scale Name: Major 13th chord Symbols: maj13, M13, maj7(9,13),maj7(6/9) Steps: 1-3-5-7-9-13 Recommended scales: Major scale Lydian scale Name: Major 9 #11 chord Symbols: maj9(#11), maj7(9,#11) Steps: 1-3-5-7-9-#11 Recommended scales: Lydian scale Name: Major 13 #11 chord Symbols: maj13(#11), maj7(13,#11), maj9(#11,13) Steps: 1-3-5-7-9-#11-13 Recommended scales: Lydian scale Name: Major 6th chord Symbols: 6, M6, maj6, add6 Steps: 1-3-5-6 Recommended scales: Major scale Pentatonic major scale Name: Major add9 chord Symbols: add9, sus2 Steps: 1-3-5-9 Recommended scales: Major scale Pentatonic major scale Name: Major 6add9 chord Symbols: 6add9, add6/9, 6/9 Steps: 1-3-5-6-9 Recommended scales: Major scale Pentatonic major scale

Name: Major 7 b5 chord Symbols: maj7(b5) Steps: 1-3-b5-7 Recommended scales: Lydian scale Lydian Augmented scale Name: Major 7 #5 chord Symbols: maj7(#5), maj7+, +7+5 Steps: 1-3-#5-7 Recommended scales: Lydian Augmented scale Name: Minor chord Symbols: m, min, Steps: 1-b3-5 Recommended scales: Pentatonic Minor scale Blues scale Dorian scale Phrygian scale Aeolian scale Name: Minor 7th chord Symbols: m7, min7, -7 Steps: 1-b3-5-b7 Recommended scales: Pentatonic Minor scale Blues scale Dorian scale Phrygian scale Aeolian scale Name: Minor 9th chord Symbols: m9, min9, -9 Steps: 1-b3-5-b7-9 Recommended scales: Dorian scale Aeolian scale Name: Minor 11th chord Symbols: m11, min11, -11 Steps: 1-b3-5-b7-9-11 Recommended scales: Dorian scale Aeolian scale Name: Minor 13th chord Symbols: m13, min13, -13 Steps: 1-b3-5-b7-9-11-13 Recommended scales: Dorian scale Aeolian scale Name: Minor 6th chord Symbols: m6, min6, m(add6), -6 Steps: 1-b3-5-6 Recommended scales: Dorian scale Melodic Minor (Ascending) scale

Name: Minor add9 chord Symbols: m(add9), m9(no 7th) Steps: 1-b3-5-9 Recommended scales: Dorian scale Aeolian scale Melodic Minor (Ascending) scale Name: Minor 6add9 chord Symbols: m6add9, m6/9, min6/9, m(add6,9), -6/9 Steps: 1-b3-5-6-9 Recommended scales: Dorian scale Melodic Minor (Ascending) scale Name: Minor Major 7th chord Symbols: mmaj7, min(maj7), -(maj7), mM7, m+7 Steps: 1-b3-5-7 Recommended scales: Melodic Minor (Ascending) scale Harmonic Minor scale Name: Minor Major 9th chord Symbols: mmaj9, min(maj9), m9(maj7), mM9 Steps: 1-b3-5-7-9 Recommended scales: Melodic Minor (Ascending) scale Harmonic Minor scale Name: Half-diminished minor 7 chord Symbols: m7b5, m7-5, Steps: 1-b3-b5-b7 Recommended scales: Locrian scale Half Diminished #2(Locrian #2) scale Name: Minor 7 #5 chord Symbols: m7#5, m7+ Steps: 1-b3-#5-b7 Recommended scales: Half Diminished #2(Locrian #2) scale Phrygian scale Name: Dominant 7th chord Symbols: 7 Steps: 1-3-5-b7 Recommended scales: Mixolydian scale Name: Dominant 9th chord Symbols: 9 Steps: 1-3-5-b7-9 Recommended scales: Mixolydian scale Name: Dominant 11th chord Symbols: 11, 9sus4 Steps: 1-3-5-b7-9-11 Recommended scales: Mixolydian scale

Name: Dominant 13th chord Symbols: 13 Steps: 1-3-5-b7-9-13 Recommended scales: Mixolydian scale Name: Dominant 7th suspended 4th chord Symbols: 7sus4, 7sus Steps: 1-4-5-b7 Recommended scales: Mixolydian scale Name: Dominant 7th b5 Symbols: 7b5, 7-5 Steps: 1-3-b5-b7 Recommended scales: Overtone Dominant scale Half Diminished scale Whole tone scale Altered scale Name: Dominant 7th #5 Symbols: 7maj5, 7+5 Steps: 1-3-#5-b7 Recommended scales: Whole tone scale Altered scale Name: Dominant 7th b9 Symbols: 7b9, 7-9 Steps: 1-3-5-b7-b9 Recommended scales: Spanish Gypsy scale Half Diminished scale Name: Dominant 7th #9 Symbols: 7#9, 7+9, 7b10 Steps: 1-3-5-b7-#9 Recommended scales: Altered scale Half Diminished scale Name: Dominant 7th b5 b9 Symbols: 7(b5,b9), 7(-5,-9) Steps: 1-3-b5-b7-b9 Recommended scales: Altered scale Name: Dominant 7th b5 #9 Symbols: 7(b5,#9), 7(-5,+9) Steps: 1-3-b5-b7-#9 Recommended scales: Altered scale Name: Dominant 7th #5 b9 Symbols: 7(#5,b9), 7(+5,-9) Steps: 1-3-#5-b7-b9 Recommended scales: Altered scale

Name: Dominant 7th #5 #9 Symbols: 7(#5,#9), 7(+5,+9) Steps: 1-3-#5-b7-#9 Recommended scales: Altered scale Name: Dominat 9th b5 Symbols: 9b5, 7(b5,9), 9-5 Steps: 1-3-b5-b7-9 Recommended scales: Overtone Dominant scale Name: Dominat 9th #5 Symbols: 9#5, 7(#5,9), 9+5 Steps: 1-3-#5-b7-9 Recommended scales: Whole tone scale Name: Dominant 13th #11 Symbols: 13#11, 13+11, 7(9,#11,13) Steps: 1-3-5-b7-9-#11-13 Recommended scales: Overtone Dominant scale Name: Dominant 13th b9 Symbols: 13b9, 13-9, 7(b9,13) Steps: 1-3-5-b7-b9-13 Recommended scales: Half Diminished scale Name: Dominant 11th b9 Symbols: 11b9, 7sus4(b9) Steps: 1-5-b7-b9-11 Recommended scales: Phrygian scale Dorian b2(Javaneese) scale Name: Augmented triad Symbols: aug, "+" Steps: 1-3-#5 Recommended scales: Lydian Augmented scale Name: Diminished triad Symbols: dim Steps: 1-b3-b5 Recommended scales: Whole Diminished scale Name: Diminished seventh chord Symbols: dim7, o, o7, 7dim Steps: 1-b3-b5-6(bb7) Recommended scales: Whole Diminished scale

Name: Power chord Symbols: 5 Steps: 1-5 Recommended scales: Major scale Dorian scale Phrygian scale Lydian scale Mixolydian scale Aeolian scale Pentatonic major scale Pentatonic Minor scale Blues scale Name: Suspended 4th chord Symbols: sus, sus4 Steps: 1-4-5 Recommended scales: Major scale Name: Suspended 2nd chord Symbols: sus2 Steps: 1-2-5 Recommended scales: Major scale Name: Suspended 2nd 4th chord Symbols: sus2sus4 Steps: 1-2-4-5 Recommended scales: Major scale Name: Major diminished 5th chord Symbols: -5 Steps: 1-3-b5 Recommended scales: