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Chord names used in GNU Solfege

Chord names and chord abbreviations are a complex matter. There are many ways to name chords. And the fact that English language is not GNU Solfeges authors first language does not make things easier.

This page was created while trying to cleanup the way we use chord names in Solfege.

This page is not the final word on how to name chords. Please email solfege-devel@lists.sourceforge.net if you want to discuss things.

Entries marked with bold text are undescided. You are welcome to provide comments on this page or on the mailing list.

Long name	Short name	Music
Major triad	major	c e g
Minor triad	minor	c es g
Diminished triad	dim	c es ges
Augmented triad	aug	c e gis

Major seventh	maj7	c e g b
Minor seventh	m7	c es g bes
Major/Minor Seventh (Dominant seventh)	7	c e g bes
Half diminished seventh	m7b5	c es ges bes
Diminished seventh	dim7	c es ges beses
Minor Major Seventh	mM7, mΔ7, -Δ7,m⑦ or 'm maj7'	c es g b
	maj7b5	c e ges b
	maj7aug5	c e gis b
Major dominant 9th	9	c e g bes d
Minor dominant 9th	7b9	c e g bes des
Minor 7th with 9th	m9	c es g bes d
Major 7th with 9th	maj79	c e g b d

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Chord names used in GNU Solfege