.. _chordlist: Chord Formulas ============== OpenLyrics expects chords in the following format: - The root note (1) should not be included - All other intervals (see the table below) can be included once - Intervals must be separated by a hyphen character (-) - Intervals should be in ascending order (see the table below) - At least 1, but no more than 12, intervals can be specified Notation for intervals: - major = [not marked] - minor = m - perfect = [not marked] - diminished = d - augmented = a ========= ========== ===== ======= ===== ========= Intervals Diminished Minor Perfect Major Augmented ========= ========== ===== ======= ===== ========= 1 d1 1 a1 2 d2 m2 2 a2 3 d3 m3 3 a3 4 d4 4 a4 5 d5 5 a5 6 d6 m6 6 a6 7 d7 m7 7 a7 8 d8 8 a8 9 d9 m9 9 a9 10 d10 m10 10 a10 11 d11 11 a11 12 d12 12 a12 13 d13 m13 13 a13 14 d14 m14 14 a14 15 d15 15 a15 ========= ========== ===== ======= ===== ========= List of Built-in Chord Formulas =============================== Normal Chords ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ====================== ======================================= ========== ========== =============================================== Formula Chord Name Shortcode Notation Other notations ====================== ======================================= ========== ========== =============================================== **5** perfect 5th; power chord power 5 omit3 **3-5** major **m3-5** minor min m \- min **3-a5** augmented aug \+ 5♯ (♯5) **m3-d5** diminished dim m,5♭ m(♭5) **3-5-m7** dominant 7th dom7 7 **3-5-7** major 7th maj7 Δ Maj7 M7 Δ7 **m3-5-m7** minor 7th min7 m7 -7 min7 **m3-d5-d7** diminished 7th dim7 ⵔ dim7 ⵔ7 **m3-d5-m7** half-diminished 7th halfdim7 ⵁ m7,5♭ m7(♭5) -7(♭5) ⵁ7 halfdim **m3-5-7** minor major 7th minmaj7 mΔ mMaj7 mM7 -M7 -Δ -Δ7 **3-a5-7** augmented major 7th augmaj7 +Δ Maj7(♯5) +Maj7 +M7 +Δ7 **3-d5-m7** dominant 7th flat 5 7,5♭ 7(♭5) **3-a5-m7** dominant 7th sharp 5; augmented 7th aug7 +7 7,5♯ 7(♯5) **m3-d5-7** diminished major 7th mΔ,5♭ mΔ(5♭) mMaj7(♭5) mM7(♭5) -Δ7(♭5) **3-d5-7** major 7th flat 5 Δ,5♭ Δ7(♭5) Maj7(♭5) M7(♭5) **3-5-6** major 6th maj6 6 M6 add6 **3-5-m6** (major minor 6th) maj6b 6♭ (♭6) **m3-5-6** minor 6th min6 m6 m,add6 **m3-5-m6** (minor minor 6th) min6b m6♭ m(♭6) **3-5-m7-9** (dominant) 9th dom9 9 7,9 **3-5-m7-m9** dominant minor 9th dom9b 7,9♭ 7(♭9) **3-5-7-9** major 9th maj9 Δ9 Maj9 M9 **m3-5-m7-9** minor (dominant)Í 9th min9 m9 m7,9 -9 min9 **m3-5-7-9** minor major 9th minmaj9 mΔ9 mMaj9 mM9 -M9 -Δ9 **3-a5-7-9** augmented major 9th +Δ9 Maj9(♯5) +Maj9 +M9 **3-a5-m7-9** augmented (dominant) 9th aug9 +9 +7,9 9,5♯ 9(♯5) **m3-d5-m7-9** half-diminished 9th halfdim9 ⵁ9 m9,5♭ m9(♭5) -9(♭5) halfdim9 **m3-d5-m7-m9** half-diminished minor 9th ⵁ9♭ ⵁ(♭9) m7,9♭,5♭ m7(♭9,♭5) -7(♭9,♭5) halfdim(♭9) **m3-d5-d7-9** diminished 9th °9 dim9 **m3-d5-d7-m9** diminished minor 9th °9♭ °(♭9) dim7,9♭ °7,9♭ **3-5-m7-m10** dominant flat 10 7,10♭ 7(♭10) **3-5-m7-9-11** (dominant) 11th 11 **3-5-7-9-11** major 11th Δ11 Maj11 M11 **m3-5-m7-9-11** minor (dominant) 11th m11 -11 min11 **m3-5-7-9-11** minor major 11th mΔ11 mMaj11 mM11 -M11 -Δ11 **3-5-m7-9-a11** acoustic (dominant) 11th 11♯ **3-5-7-9-a11** acoustic major 11th Δ11♯ Δ(♯11) Maj(♯11) M(♯11) **m3-5-m7-9-a11** acoustic minor (dominant) 11th m11♯ m(♯11) -(♯11) min(♯11) **m3-5-7-9-a11** acoustic minor major 11th mΔ11♯ mΔ(♯11) mMaj(♯11) mM(♯11) -M(♯11) -Δ(♯11) **3-a5-7-9-11** augmented major 11th +Δ11 Maj11(♯5) +Maj11 +M11 **3-a5-m7-9-11** augmented (dominant) 11th +11 11,5♯ 11(♯5) **m3-d5-m7-m9-11** half-diminished 11th ⵁ11 m11,5♭ m11(♭5) -11(♭5) halfdim11 **m3-d5-d7-m9-d11** diminished 11th °11 dim11 **3-5-m7-9-11-13** (dominant) 13th 13 **3-5-7-9-11-13** major 13th Δ13 Maj13 M13 **m3-5-m7-9-11-13** minor (dominant) 13th m13 -13 min13 **m3-5-7-9-11-13** minor major 13th mΔ13 mMaj13 mM13 -M13 -Δ13 **3-5-m7-9-a11-13** (dominant) 13th 13(♯11) **3-5-7-9-a11-13** major 13th Δ13(♯11) Maj13(♯11) M13(♯11) **m3-5-m7-9-a11-13** minor (dominant) 13th m13(♯11) -13(♯11) min13(♯11) **m3-5-7-9-a11-13** minor major 13th mΔ13(♯11) mMaj13(♯11) mM13(♯11) -M13(♯11) -Δ13(♯11) **3-a5-7-9-11-13** augmented major 13th +Δ13 Maj13(♯5) +Maj13 +M13 **3-a5-m7-9-11-13** augmented (dominant) 13th +13 13,5♯ 13(♯5) **m3-d5-m7-m9-11-13** half-diminished 13th ⵁ13 m13,5♭ m13(♭5) -13(♭5) halfdim13 ====================== ======================================= ========== ========== =============================================== Figured Chords ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ============== ===================================================================== ========== ========== ============================================================================ Formula Chord Name Shortcode Notation Other notations ============== ===================================================================== ========== ========== ============================================================================ **4-5** major/minor suspended 4th sus4 4 sus4 sus **2-5** major/minor suspended 2nd sus2 2 sus2 **3-5-m7-13** dominant (7th) major 6th 7,6 7(add13) 7(add6) **3-5-6-9** major 6th 9th 6,9 6(add9) **3-5-9** major added 9th add9 add9 **m3-5-9** minor added 9th m(add9) **3-a5-9** augmented added 9th +add9 (♯5)add9 **4-5-6** major 6th suspended 4th 6,4 6(sus4) **2-5-6** major 6th suspended 2nd 6,2 6(sus2) **4-5-m6** minor 6th suspended 4th 6♭,4 6♭(sus4) (♭6)sus4 **2-5-m6** minor 6th suspended 2nd 6♭,2 6♭(sus2) (♭6)sus2 **4-5-m7** dominant/minor 7th suspended 4th 7,4 7sus4 **2-5-m7** dominant/minor 7th suspended 2nd 7,2 7sus2 **4-5-7** (minor) major 7th suspended 4th Δ,4 Maj7,4 M7,4 Δ7,4 Δsus4 M7sus4 **2-5-7** (minor) major 7th suspended 2nd Δ,2 Maj7,2 M7,2 Δ7,2 Δsus2 M7sus2 **4-a5-7** augmented major 7th suspended 4th +Δ,4 Maj7(♯5)4 +Maj7,4 +M7,4 +Δ7,4 Maj7(♯5)4sus4 +Maj7,4sus4 +M7,4sus4 +Δ7,4sus4 **2-a5-7** augmented major 7th suspended 2nd +Δ,2 Maj7(♯5)2 +Maj7,2 +M7,2 +Δ7,2 Maj7(♯5)2sus2 +Maj7,2sus2 +M7,2sus2 +Δ7,2sus2 **4-d5-m7** half-diminished 7th suspended 4th; dominant 7th flat 5 suspended 4th ⵁ,4 7,5♭,4 7(♭5)4 ⵁ7,4 halfdim,4 7,5♭,4sus4 7(♭5)4sus4 ⵁ7,4sus4 halfdim,4sus4 **2-d5-m7** half-diminished 7th suspended 2nd; dominant 7th flat 5 suspended 2nd ⵁ,2 7,5♭,2 7(♭5)2 ⵁ7,2 halfdim,2 7,5♭,2sus2 7(♭5)2sus2 ⵁ7,2sus2 halfdim,2sus2 **4-d5-d7** diminished 7th suspended 4th ⵔ,4 dim7,4 ⵔ7,4 ⵔ(sus4) dim7(sus4) ⵔ7(sus4) **2-d5-d7** diminished 7th suspended 2nd ⵔ,2 dim7,2 ⵔ7,2 ⵔ(sus2) dim7(sus2) ⵔ7(sus2) **4-d5-7** diminished major 7th suspended 4th; major 7th flat 5 suspended 4th Δ,5♭,4 Δ7(♭5)4 Maj7(♭5)4 M7(♭5)4 Δ7(♭5)4sus4 Maj7(♭5)4sus4 M7(♭5)4sus4 **2-d5-7** diminished major 7th suspended 2nd; major 7th flat 5 suspended 2nd Δ,5♭,2 Δ7(♭5)2 Maj7(♭5)2 M7(♭5)2 Δ7(♭5)2sus2 Maj7(♭5)2sus2 M7(♭5)2sus2 **4-5-m7-13** dominant (7th) major 6th suspended 4th 7,6,4 7(add13)4 7(add6)4 7,6sus4 7(add13)sus4 7(add6)sus4 **2-5-m7-13** dominant (7th) major 6th suspended 4th 7,6,2 7(add13)2 7(add6)2 7,6sus2 7(add13)sus2 7(add6)sus2 **4-5-m7-9** (dominant) 9th suspended 4th 9,4 9sus4 **4-5-m7-m9** dominant minor 9th suspended 4th 7,9♭,4 7(♭9)4 7,9♭,sus4 7(♭9)sus4 **4-5-7-9** major 9th suspended 4th Δ9,4 Δ9sus4 Maj9,4 M9,4 Maj9sus4 M9sus4 **4-a5-7-9** augmented major 9th suspended 4th +Δ9,4 +Δ9sus4 Maj9(♯5)4 +M9,4 +M9sus4 +Maj9,4 **4-a5-m7-9** augmented (dominant) 9th suspended 4th +9,4 +9sus4 9(♯5)sus4 ============== ===================================================================== ========== ========== ============================================================================