C Chords
C 
Cm
C7 
Cmaj7
C6 
C9
C13 
Csus2
Csus4 
Cdim
Cdim7 
Caug
D Chords
Db 
Dbm
Db7 
Dbm7
Dbmaj7 
Db6
Db9 
Db13
Dbsus2 
Dbsus4
Dbdim 
Dbaug
D 
Dm
D7 
Dm7
Dmaj7 
D6
D9 
D13
Dsus2 
Dsus4
Ddim 
Ddim7
Daug
E Chords
Eb 
Ebm
Eb7 
Ebm7
Ebmaj7 
Ebdim
Ebdim7 
Ebaug
E 
Em
E7 
Em7
Emaj7 
Eaug
F Chords
F 
Fm
F7 
Fm7
Fmaj7 
Fdim
Fdim7 
Faug
G Chords
Gb 
Gbm
Gb7 
Gbm7
Gbmaj7 
Gbdim
Gbdim7 
Gbaug
G 
Gm
G7 
Gm7
Gmaj7 
Gdim
Gdim7 
Gaug
A Chords
Ab 
Abm
Ab7 
Abm7
Abmaj7 
Abdim
Abdim7 
Abaug
A 
Am
A7 
Am7
Amaj7 
A6
A9 
A13
Adim 
Adim7
Aaug
B Chords
Bb 
Bbm
Bb7 
Bbm7
Bbmaj7 
Bb6
Bb9 
Bbdim
Bbdim7 
Bbaug
B 
Bm
B7 
Bm7
Bmaj7 
B6
B9 
Bdim
Bdim7 
Baug
Modes:
Ionian: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Dorian: 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, 6,b7, 8
Phrygian: 1, b2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7, 8 Lydian: 1, 2, 3, #4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Mixolydian: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7, 8 Aeolian: 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6,b7, 8
Locrian: 1, b2,b3, 4, b5, b6, b7, 8
Chord Formations
Maj 4:3 Min 3:4 Dim 3:3 Aug 4:4
Maj- R 3 5 Min- R m3 5 7th- R 3 5 m7 Min7- R m3 5 m7 Maj7- R 3 5 M7 6- R 3 5 6
9- R 3 5 9 13- R m7 9 4 6 Sus2- R 2 6 Sus4- R 4 5 Dim- R m3 F7 Dim7- R m3 Dim5 6
Chord Function Default
1. Major 2. Minor 3. Minor 4. Major 5. Dominant 6. Minor
7. Diminished (Any # can be altered)
Formula 1 (1735) - Pinky Thumb Thumb Index
Formula 2 (1375) - Index Thumb Thumb Pinky
Playing Chord Scales Interacting:
Major- Ionian Dominant- Mixolydian Minor- Dorian, Phygian, Aeolian
Augmented- whole tone scale 1, 2, 3, #4, #5, b7, 8 1/2 Dim-b2, b3, b5, b6, b7 Lorican
Dim- 1, 2, b3, 4, b5, b6, b6, b7, bb7, 7, 8
Major 7th & 2nd Chord = Whole Scale (Ex C7 "C E G B" + D "D F A")
3 Finger Chords:
Major (R.4.3) Minor (R.3.4) Diminished (R.3.3.) Augmented (R.4.4)
Scales & Intervals
Harmonic Minor-Sharp the 7th (take one step after the 2nd to last note in chart)
Nat Cm- C D Eb F G Ab Bb Har Cm- C D Eb F G Ab B
Melodic Minor- Raise/Sharp the 6th & 7th (2nd & 3rd last notes on chart)
Nat Cm- C D Eb F G Ab Bb C Mel Cm- C D Eb F G A B
Minor 2nd m2-1 Half Step Major 2nd M2- 2 Half Steps
Minor 3rd m3- 3 Half Steps Major 3rd M3- 4 Halfsteps
Perfect 4th- 5 Half Steps Tritone/Aug 4th/ Dim 5th-6 Half Steps
Perfect 5th- 7 Half Steps Oactave- 12 Half Steps
Minor 6th m6- 8 Half Steps Major 6th M6- 9 Half Steps
Minor 7th m7- 10 Half Steps Major 7th M7- 11 Half Steps
Major Scale: Step, Step, Half, Step, Step, Step, Half
Minor Scale: Step, Half, Step, Step, Step, Step, Half
Classic Rock/Pop Progressions:
#1 used: 1-5-6-4 (G – D – Em – C)
#2 used (50's progression): 1-6-4-5 (G – Em – C – D)
#3 (the Canon), 1-5-6-3-4-1-4-5(G – D – Em – Bm – C – G – C – D)
#4(Blues Progression) 1-1-1-1-4-4-1-1-5-5-1-1 (G – G – G – G – C – C – G – G – D – D – G – G)
5-6-1-5 (D – C – G – D)
#5 (the Smoke on the Water Progression) 2-4-5 (am – C – D)
#6 (the Good Love Progression) 1-4-5-4 (G – C – D – C)
#7 (the Sweet Home Progression) 5-4-1 (D – C – G)
#8 (rearrangement of the Don’t Stop Believing progression) 4-1-5 (em – C – G – D)
#9 (Flamenco Progression) 4-5-4-3 (em – D – C – B)
#10 (As My Guitar Gently Weeps Progression) 2-1-4/7-b7- (6) (am – G – D/f# – F (- E)
Classic Jazz 2-5-1 Variations: (not in order of popularity)
Cmaj7, Am7, Dm7, G7, Em7, A7, Dm7, G7
Cmaj7- Cm7, F7, Bbmaj7-Bbm7, Eb7, Abmaj7
Cmaj7, C#7, Dm7, D#7, Em7, A7
Cmaj7-D7-Dm7, G7, Cmaj7
Cmaj7, Gm7/C7, Fmaj7
Cmaj7, C7, Fmaj7, Fm, Em7/A7, Dm7/G7, Cmaj7
D7, G7, C7, F7
Dm7, G7, Cm7
Cm7, Cm7, Ab7, G7
Cm, Cm7, Ab, G7
7-3-6 Classic gospel
C E B G, F A E C, Bb D A F, Eb G D A, Ab C G Eb, Db F A# C, Gb A# F D, B D# A# F#, E G# D B, A C# G# E,
D F# C# A, C B E G, F E A C, Bb A D F, Eb D G A#, Ab G C Eb, Db A# F C, Gb F A# D, B A# D# F#, A G# C# E,
D C# F# A, G A# B D
6 F# flat 5 (Sharps Then Flats)
5 B 7 F# D# B Going Upwards 5ths
4 E 3 E G# B Going Downwards 4ths
3 A 6 C E A --7.3.6. Cadence
2 D 2 D F# A --2.5.1. Classic Jazz Cadence
1 G 5 D G B --4. f7. f3. Soul Notes/Chords Cadence
0 C 1 C E G --f6. f2. f5. Soul Notes/ Chords Cadence
1 F 4 C F A 1. major 2. minor 3. minor 4. major
2 Bb flat 7 D F Bb 5. dominant 6. minor 7. diminished
3 Eb flat 3 Eb G Bb 7th can vary anyway as needed
4 Ab flat 6 C Eb Ab
5 Db flat 2 Db F Ab
6 Gb flat 5 Db Gb Bb
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