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Chord, Scale and Interval Reference

See the notes of any chord, scale or interval on a keyboard diagram and hear them. All twelve roots across eight chord qualities

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Chords

major12

C major chordC Db major chordDb D major chordD Eb major chordEb E major chordE F major chordF F# major chordF#G major chordG Ab major chordAb A major chordA Bb major chordBb B major chordB

minor12

C minor chordCm C# minor chordC#m D minor chordDm Eb minor chordEbm E minor chordEm F minor chordFm F# minor chordF#m G minor chordGm G# minor chordG#m A minor chordAm Bb minor chordBbm B minor chordBm

dominant 7th12

C dominant 7th chordC7 Db dominant 7th chordDb7 D dominant 7th chordD7 Eb dominant 7th chordEb7 E dominant 7th chordE7 F dominant 7th chordF7 F# dominant 7th chordF#7 G dominant 7th chordG7 Ab dominant 7th chordAb7 A dominant 7th chordA7 Bb dominant 7th chordBb7 B dominant 7th chordB7

major 7th12

C major 7th chordCmaj7 Db major 7th chordDbmaj7 D major 7th chordDmaj7 Eb major 7th chordEbmaj7 E major 7th chordEmaj7 F major 7th chordFmaj7 F# major 7th chordF#maj7 G major 7th chordGmaj7 Ab major 7th chordAbmaj7 A major 7th chordAmaj7 Bb major 7th chordBbmaj7 B major 7th chordBmaj7

minor 7th12

C minor 7th chordCm7 C# minor 7th chordC#m7 D minor 7th chordDm7 Eb minor 7th chordEbm7 E minor 7th chordEm7 F minor 7th chordFm7 F# minor 7th chordF#m7 G minor 7th chordGm7 G# minor 7th chordG#m7 A minor 7th chordAm7 Bb minor 7th chordBbm7 B minor 7th chordBm7

diminished12

C diminished chordCdim C# diminished chordC#dim D diminished chordDdim Eb diminished chordEbdim E diminished chordEdim F diminished chordFdim F# diminished chordF#dim G diminished chordGdim G# diminished chordG#dim A diminished chordAdim Bb diminished chordBbdim B diminished chordBdim

augmented12

C augmented chordCaug Db augmented chordDbaug D augmented chordDaug Eb augmented chordEbaug E augmented chordEaug F augmented chordFaug F# augmented chordF#aug G augmented chordGaug Ab augmented chordAbaug A augmented chordAaug Bb augmented chordBbaug B augmented chordBaug

suspended 4th12

C suspended 4th chordCsus4 Db suspended 4th chordDbsus4 D suspended 4th chordDsus4 Eb suspended 4th chordEbsus4 E suspended 4th chordEsus4 F suspended 4th chordFsus4 F# suspended 4th chordF#sus4 G suspended 4th chordGsus4 Ab suspended 4th chordAbsus4 A suspended 4th chordAsus4 Bb suspended 4th chordBbsus4 B suspended 4th chordBsus4

Scales and modes

major scale12

C major scaleC Db major scaleDb D major scaleD Eb major scaleEb E major scaleE F major scaleF F# major scaleF#G major scaleG Ab major scaleAb A major scaleA Bb major scaleBb B major scaleB

natural minor scale12

C natural minor scaleC C# natural minor scaleC#D natural minor scaleD Eb natural minor scaleEb E natural minor scaleE F natural minor scaleF F# natural minor scaleF#G natural minor scaleG G# natural minor scaleG#A natural minor scaleA Bb natural minor scaleBb B natural minor scaleB

Dorian mode1

Mixolydian mode1

C Mixolydian modeC

major pentatonic scale1

C major pentatonic scaleC

Intervals

Minor 2nd+1 Major 2nd+2 Minor 3rd+3 Major 3rd+4 Perfect 4th+5 Tritone+6 Perfect 5th+7 Minor 6th+8 Major 6th+9 Minor 7th+10 Major 7th+11 Octave+12

Frequently asked questions

Q. How are the notes of a chord decided?

By how many semitones each note sits above the root. A major chord is 0·4·7 semitones, a minor chord 0·3·7. Move the root and the same spacing moves with it, which is how one rule gives you all twelve roots.

Q. Why is the same key written C# in one place and Db in another?

It is the same key on the piano but a different key signature. This reference follows the signature: Db major has five flats so it is written Db, while C# minor has four sharps so it is written C#. That is also why the sixth note of the D minor scale is Bb, not A#.

Q. What is German H notation?

In German-speaking countries B is called H, and B♭ is called B. That is how Bach could spell his own name BACH as four notes: B♭, A, C, B. The German pages here use that convention.

Q. How does the sound work?

Equal-temperament frequencies are generated in your browser. A4 is 440 Hz and each semitone multiplies by the twelfth root of two. No audio files are fetched, so it costs no data.