PIANOCHORDDICTIONARY

CONTENTSMAJOR KEYS and RELATIVE MINORS

CHORDSn

Major, Minor, Diminished,

Augmented, Sixth Chords,

InsideSeventh Chords, Ninth Chords, BackEleventh Chords, Thirteenth Chords Cover

CHORD CHART and MAJORSCALE CHART

BackCover

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

This Handy Guide shows the notation, fingering,

and keyboard diagrams for all the important chords

used in modern popular music. Only the mostpractical position of each chord is shown. Theposition given is the one that is generally best for

use in playing accompaniments with the left hand.

There are four pages for each letter and they are

designated Al, A2, A3, A4 for easy references.

Two Bass Notes are given for each chord. TheFundamental, or root bass note, is given first andis the one most frequently used with the chord.

The alternate bass note, given second, is particularly

useful in playing rhythmic accompaniments—theleft hand first plays the fundamental bass note,

followed by one or more chords; then the alternate

bass note is played, followed by one or more chords.

Note that double sharps ( x ) and double flats ( bb)

are used in this book only where it is impractical

to spell the chords with simpler enharmonicnotation. (A double sharp raises a note two half-

steps. A double flat lowers a note two half-steps.)

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HOW CHORDSARE FORMED

All chords are formed by combining certain scale

tones according to definite rules. For example, any

major chord is formed by combining the 1st, 3rd

and 5th tones of the Major Scale. (See Chord Chart

outside back cover under Major.) By applying this

rule to the Major Scale Chart (also on outside back

cover) you will see that the 1st, 3rd and 5th tones

of the A Major Scale are A, Ctand E, respectively.

Thus the A Major chord consists of the notes A,

C# and E. By using these two charts any chord

contained in this book may be quickly determined.

Note that even though certain chords theoretically

contain up to six tones, in practice some of these

tones can be left out. (See Al 3 on page 4.)

Major Keys and

Relative Minors

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BASS MOTES -fundamental A /alternate EMOTES -fundamental A /alternate E

BASSNOTES -fundamental A /alternate E

BASNOTES -fundamental A /alternate E

BASSMOTES -fundamental A /alternate E

BASSMOTES -fundamental A /alternate E

BASS i

MOTES -fundamental A /alternate Ep

BASS uNOTES -fundamental A /alternate E"(F)

2 3

NOTES -fundamental A /alternate E NOTES -fundamental A /alternate E

NOTES -fundamental /alternate D NOTES -fundamental /alternate E

BASSr, r « BASS «

NOTES -fundamental B /alternate r* NOTES -fundamental B /alternate F H

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental B /alternate V NOTES -fundamental B /alternate G

10 11

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental B /alternate F" NOTES -fundamental B /alternate F*

BASSjj

BASS u

NOTES -fundamental B /alternate F NOTES -fundamental B /alternate Fp

12 13

bAbb IL

NOTES -fundamental ET /alternate F NOTES -fundamental tr /alternate r

bAbb _ OHM _ L rNOTES -fundamental B 9

/alternate F NOTES -fundamental B /alternate r

BASS DHOO I

NOTES -fundamental B'’ /alternate F NOTES -fundamental B l>

/alternate F

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BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G

BASS ,

NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G &BASS .

NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G*

18 19

BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G

BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental C /alternate G NOTES -fundamental C /alternate G

20 21

BASSj}

BASS u aNOTES -fundamental O'* /alternate G* NOTES -fundamental 0" /alternate G"

BASSoil r'b BASS

<4 MNOTES -fundamental C* /alternate G* NOTES -fundamental C* /alternate Gp

bassjj

w BASS mNOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G* NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G*

BASS .

NOTES -fundamental C* /alternate GBASS u

NOTES -fundamental C* /alternate A22 23

BASSg

BASS u

NOTES -fundamental /alternate G NOTES -fundamental C* /alternate A

NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate

BASS 4 a

NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G*

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BASS u u

NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G*DMM j a

NOTES -fundamental C" /alternate G*

24 25

BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A

BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A

BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A

BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A

BASS ,

NOTES -fundamental D /alternate ApBASS t

NOTES -fundamental D /alternate A*

26 27

BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A

BASSNOTES -fundamental D /alternate A

29

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B

30 31

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental E /alternate B NOTES -fundamental E /alternate B

32 33

r b a BASS lNOTES -fundamental t /alternate A NOTES -fundamental E 9

/alternate B

BASSNOTES -fundamental E 7

/alternate B 15BASS

r-k _ L

NOTES -fundamental E v/alternate B

(E^ seventh) three note

version with fifth omitted

l ot

NOTES -fundamental E 7/alternate B b

NOTES -fundamental E^ /alternate B^

BASS , ,

NOTES -fundamental E^ /alternate B 7NOTES -fundamental E

7/alternate B D

NOTES -fundamental E-^ /alternate ABASS ,

NOTES -fundamental E ff

/alternate B

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BASS LBASS r t n L

NOTES -fundamental E /alternate A NOTES -fundamental E /alternate Er|

H?13(-9)t or t

( E ^ thirteenth

with flatted ninth)

36 37

NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C

BASS BASS

NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C

NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C^B) NOTES -fundamental F /alternate C

BASSNOTES -fundamental F /alternate C

BASSNOTES -fundamental F /alternate C

BASSNOTES -fundamental F /alternate C

BASSNOTES -fundamental F /alternate C

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40 41

42 43

BASS a j*

NOTES -fundamental R /alternate C*

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NOTES -fundamental F* /alternate C*

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BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental G /alternate D NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental G /alternate D’ NOTES -fundamental G /alternate DB

BASS ' BASSNOTES -fundamental G /alternate D NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D

BASS BASSNOTES -fundamental G /alternate D NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D

46 47

BASS BASS-

NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D* NOTES -fundamental G /alternate D#

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CHORD CHART

MAJOR SCALE CHART

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