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CHORD SYMBOLS temporary music symbols ate the shorthand of the tweet etary figured bas was the shornd ofthe eighteenth century fr notatng rors. Chord symbols convey a isc ound, whch athe whi ofthe pester errr may be added 1o or even simplfed The abbreviation of indicator has prog ese slowly anc wthou conv As are we hive chord symbology ris not waves and subject to much ampermg and innovation, Chora sy i ace stleing develope Some anbolinnovatons have fen by the wy ide; sme hve been accepted. A Berke clleague as catalogued lest "00, bois that mean “major seventh chor” n genes chord symbol sould be st urvera asposble Being inventive i gre, bu fone is nat understood sha’ the se? Theor, somemportnt guide ines or the wea chord amb * Chord yo are a form of abreition and shoud beat spl po ble for ay gen station regards of le ‘Experimenationis unnecessary When a doubt te writen notation ‘hry aeration rations oa chord should be ince n parentheses 0 separate them fom the basic chord sound Some recent hnowation in chord symbole are confisng and income (The mot prominent ofthese will shown) ‘Theres a distinc diference in nba writen io type or by hand. Some graphics donot and hemsehes to handing done careless For ‘example a capt Manda lover ase when writen by hand may be con feed ‘for chord symbols bears lowered: means ated + means augmented + Graphics shoud not be reat singlets or numer A seven with a slash heough itistila, not an abbreviation for“majr” 7. (Ths phenome: on accra the United States) 1 The reo ofthe chord (ap eters are wed) 2-The qu ofthe supponting rid: major minor augmented, Aronshed Grain oe afte sed hee (+ means augmented ears mcs" meas denise major ply unde ood, 5 The highest degre ofthe structive when bitin Sdsabove the ot: 7th (understood to be minor 7th, or dimiished 7h foragiminshed 7th chord) 90, 1th 13 4 Any alterations or added pitches tothe cord (Ths ithe part ‘ofthe symbol contain nparethets and may © ay nt be necessary) ‘Chord symbole for he chord ire on page 21 ae: major Tih: Cg? (or CM?) anverely undersood and preferred. Ota? ‘ceprable Common symbols inchide CM? which can be confused with Co? (an akerabie fer C minor 7) vette by hand ad no ypeset CM has the same problem nsuch a ay appear at Cr? The se of C47 s becoming ‘ery popular sens to wee and ast une ia meaning but there ae same drawbacks the 8 cig meant “ad” and if writen with haste may tppear as acide ‘minor 7th: C-7 oF Cin? uve undestood and peered. Cm? and ni? ‘ue explained above, -7 willbe wed forthe emainder of ths ext (Mest of have gown acastomed othe we of «minus sgn a meaing mine) minor 7¢h with lowered fh 715) or Crin7(5) univer understood and Preferred Here san stance where the eof arnthesesisnecessrytashow nateratin, The chord sbol indicates a minor Tt chord withan kere 5h ‘iy nat se the wadtionsl os hal diminshed indicator? C° (or C7) i ‘Soe nivel recogniaed but the argument aps isbased onthe func thon ofthe cho asamnor 7th withalteed St nd nota diminshed 7th chord ‘with an atered 70h The unaceptable ute of ether Cm7s8) oF Cen) s ‘epee abou. For he bok -7(65) wile we dominant 7th: C7 is universally undestood and prefered. There ate no athe Tegtimateoflenng fo thisymbol ininished 7h: 27 fe uiveraly understood an prefered, Cas also accep able sugmented dominant 7th: C17 survey undeteod and prefered C5) 1nd Cag? ar ao accepable dominant 7th with lowered its C7(s) is universal understood and peered augmented major 7th: Co? i univerealy understood an prefered Cin(8) ‘nd C725) ae aio aceptable rinr triad with major 7th: C- (mui?) ae Cina) univesly understood “This symbol indicating two separate quis in the same locaton, the supporting ied i minor andthe 72h is major Parentheses ae neces to separate the opposing qualtis.~(raj) wil be used forthe remind ofthis dominant 7th with suspended 4th: C7(se) univers undestood and preferred Do not use C4 C47 or any other such creature C1 isako used but Ist recommended plies a structure i hide contasing root, 3d, 5, rior 7, 9th anh The 3d should not be in suspended th chon major 6th: C6 univers understad ad prefered ‘minor 6th: C-6 and Cri i woverslly understood -6 wil be wed forthe remanderof thisext, nesses 23 CHorb SymBot SUMMARY 24 one SYMBOLS FOR ANALYSIS ‘Other chord nbs that deterve consideration nae ad: C indats a major Wiad Cin or C-a ince td C+ or Cuan augmented trad C° oF Cima diminished ad (sus) a suspended 4th wad. The pre fered method of indicating the coor tone ofthe th a8 an added pitch in parentheses folowing the symbol: C(add 9) Crmn(add 9) Cada 9); Cada 5) The ame ofthe th depres maybe substuted for the ural Hence, the symbol C(add D). The use of C(a2) i becoming more common in popular /rck styl Lik sus, us paces the tid (suspension from below) 2d ot the root ofthe chord, whch woud be impossible. C(9) or C-(9)s nt Tecommended. These tits ar ety confused with 70 cards conning 30 aed th, lovers, ibd stuctures,gojchors, and other voicing specie cho symbols wl be eanined te The flowing summary wes randomly chosen Ohmi? = rajor? 7 minor? 705) enor 7 fat $ a dominant wor ished? aT sugmented dominant 7 75) dominant fat 5 Geog augmented mr? Arar) sno mor 7 e7(u)> st major Fe ince 6 Aes jor tad & minor rid Ae gmt iad oF inne iad Aad) major iad add 9 For analyte purpoues contrary otradionl practic nly upper ete Romi rural are aed to avd misunderandings ike V for (especialy when handurisen). The indctors and adctons (ry 7.) ate the sive use for ‘chord symbols. The scvartage af Roman numer tht shove both the

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