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 |