Chords Flashcards
When is a chord not an inversion?
When the root note is on the bottom.
What is a first inversion?
the third of the chord is in the bass
Major triad first inversions
What chord is also known as a “half-diminished”?
Minor 7 flat 5
Is there a 7th chord triad?
No. 7th chords are made up of four notes—a triad (consisting of a root, a 3rd, and a 5th) plus a 7th.
Root position half-dim shape 1
Root position half-dim shape 2
Root position half-dim shape 3
G11
Minor triad first inversions
Root position half-dim shape 4
In a slash chord, what comes first?
The chord.
Diminished chord with root note on 6th string
Martino min 7 Form 3
What is meant by the “shell voicings”?
The diatonic 7ths with the 5ths omitted
What is the major 3rd of Bflat?
D
Viz Amin11 in 5th pos
What is the perfect 5th of Bb?
F
Viz F note on the 3rd string
What is the major 3 of C?
E
What is the major 3 of E?
Ab
What is a 7b9 chord
Think of 7#9 with the pinky dropped, like in Help the Poor
What is the 6 in Bflat?
G
What is the flat 5 in G?
C#
Add’l memory aid to find the flat five
Picture the 7flat5 with root on 6th string and see where index finger is
Visualize aug chord with root on string 6
Visualize minor 6 chord with root on 6 string
Visualize 3 voicings for minor 7 #5 chord
What is the phi sign in chord notation?
Half diminished
Viz min7 shell voicing root on 5th string
Viz min7 shell voicing root on 6th string
Viz maj7 shell voicing root on 5th string
Viz maj7 shell voicing root on 6th string
Viz dominant 7 shell voicing root on 5th string
Viz dominant 7 shell voicing root on 6th string
maj9 chord
min7b5 second inversion on 1st 4 strings
(no root note)
Emaj7 closest to open position
Emaj7(#11)
From “Midnight Blue”
What is a 6th chord (eg C6)?
Major triad with an added 6th.
What is a major 6th chord?
A major 7th with added 6th.
What are diatonic 7 chords?
Diatonic chords but in the form Imaj7, ii7, iii7, IV7, V7, vi7, vii-half diminished
What are the diatonic chords?
I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, viidim
If the ii chord is not minor, how to refer to it? (same for any other chord that is diatonically minor)
2 dominant
Two voicings of the min7#5 and examples
Power of Love bridge, Don’t Go Changing verse
G7sus2 and example
Stormy Monday by Duane
What is a sus or sus 4 and example
Tommy
Visualize 2-5-1 when root chord is the “A” bar position.
What does a chord with a “degrees” symbol mean
diminished
Description of 7sus2 chord
Dominant 7 chord with the 3rd replaced by a 2nd
5th voicing of Gm7b5 with no G (from Midnight Blue)
The D#sus/E or D#susadd9 from Midnight Blue
What chord is equivalent (ie - just a different name) forthe 7#5?
7b13
What is an augmented chord?
Augmented chords are made by raising the fifth note of a major chord by a semitone, or half step.
