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Chord Type

The document defines various chord types through chord suffixes and symbols. It provides the chord type, suffix, and scale notes for major, minor, augmented, diminished, suspended, added, sixth, seventh, and extended chords. It also gives stylistic techniques for classical, rock, R&B, and jazz styles such as trills, arpeggios, bouncy intervals, dotted rhythms, and chord substitution. Basic music terminology is defined like tempo markings and expression terms. Care instructions are provided to avoid direct sunlight and use dusters and brushes for cleaning.

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Chord Type

The document defines various chord types through chord suffixes and symbols. It provides the chord type, suffix, and scale notes for major, minor, augmented, diminished, suspended, added, sixth, seventh, and extended chords. It also gives stylistic techniques for classical, rock, R&B, and jazz styles such as trills, arpeggios, bouncy intervals, dotted rhythms, and chord substitution. Basic music terminology is defined like tempo markings and expression terms. Care instructions are provided to avoid direct sunlight and use dusters and brushes for cleaning.

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Chord Type Chord Suffix

Minor m, min
Augmented +, aug, (#5)
Diminished dim, º
Suspended Second Sus2
Suspended fourth Sus, sus4
Flatted fifth b5, -5
Sixth 6
Minor sixth m6
Seventh 7
Major seventh Maj7, M7, 7
Minor seventh m7, min7
Diminished seventh dim7, º7
Seventh, sharped fifth 7#5, +7
Seventh, flatted fifth 7b5, 7 (-5)
Minor Seventh, flatted m7b5, m7 (-5)
fifth
Add ninth (add9)

Chord Symbol Chord Type Scale Notes


C Major 1-3-5
Cm Minor 1-b3-5
C+ Augmented 1-3-#5
Cdim Diminished 1-b3-b5
Csus2 Suspended Second 1-2-5
C(add2), C(add9) Add second or ninth 1-2-3-5
Cm(add2), Cm(add9) Minor, add second 1-2-b3-5
Csus Suspended fourth 1-4-5
Cb5 Flat fifth 1-3-b5
C6 Sixth 1-3-5-6
Cm6 Minor sixth 1-b3-5-6
C7 Seventh 1-3-5-b7
Cmaj7 Major seventh 1-3-5-7
Cm7 Minor seventh 1-b3-5-b7
Cdim7 Diminished seventh 1-b3-b5-7
C7sus Seventh, suspended fourth 1-4-5-b7
Cm(maj7) Minor, major seventh 1-b3-5-7
C7#5 Seventh, sharp fifth 1-3-#5-b7
C7b5 Seventh, flat fifth 1-3-b5-b7
Cm7b5 Minor seventh, flat fifth 1-b3-b5-b7
Cmaj7b5 Major seventh, flat fifth 1-3-b5-7
Classical Style

Use trills, arpeggios, scales, octaves

Rock Style

Use bouncy intervals, glissandos (aka key slides), chords

For bludes use 12-bars, shuffle rhythm, maj/min chords, graces notes

R&B style

Use dotted eights, right-hand intervals, syncopation

Jazz style

Chord substitution, swing rhythm, syncopation, scales and chords

a tempo- return to original tempo


accelerando- Get faster
Andante- Medium speed
Da capo- Play from beginning to the coda, end
Dal segno- Play from dollar-looking sign to the coda
Diminuendo- Gradually gets softer
Lento- Slow tempo

Don’t leave in direct sunlight, get good ventilation

To clean use feather duster and paint brush

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