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Welcome to our Free Piano Chords section where you learn how to build all kinds of chords in all keys. We shall start with major chords, then move to minor, diminished, augmented, dominant seventh, minor seventh, major seventh, minor sixth, major sixth chords and so on.

Later on we move to more advanced ninth, eleventh and thirteenth chords.

Before forming chords you need to know your major scales. Learn how to form a major scale here. Be sure to check out our free piano lessons and piano keys layout as well, if you’re new to the piano or keyboard.

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Major Piano Chords

How do you form a major chord on piano? A major chord is perhaps the simplest chord. It consists of three notes, the root, 3rd and 5th. Its symbol is “Maj”. For instance C major can be written “C Maj”.

Let’s take a look at all 12 major chords and the notes which form them.

C major – C E G
C sharp major – C♯ E♯ G♯
D major – D F♯ A
E flat major – E♭ G B♭
E major – E G♯ B
F major – F A C
F sharp major – F♯ A♯ C♯
G major – G B D
A flat major – A♭ C E♭
A major – A C♯ E
Bb major – B♭ D F
B major – B D♯ F♯

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Minor Piano Chords

Next in our free piano chords section we take a look at minor chords.

A minor chord is formed by playing the root, flat 3rd and 5th of the scale. Its symbol is mi, -, or m. For instance, A minor can be written as Ami, A-, or Am. Am seems to be more common.

Let’s take a look at all 12 minor chords and the notes which form them.

C minor – C E♭ G
C sharp minor – C♯ E G♯
D minor – D F A
E flat minor – E♭ G♭ B♭
E minor – E G B
F minor – F A♭ C
F sharp minor – F♯ A C♯
G minor – G B♭ D
A flat minor – A♭ C♭(B) E♭
A minor – A C E
B flat minor – B♭ D♭ F
B minor – B D F♯

Major and minor chords are called triads. They are three note chords consisting of the root, the third and the fifth of the scale. In the case of a minor triad, a flat third is played.

Next in our free piano chords lesson, we take a look at diminished chords and the notes which form them.

Diminished Piano Chords

Diminished chords are triads as well, and consist of three notes, the root, flat third, and flat fifth of the scale. (root, ♭3rd, ♭5th) A diminished chord is represented by the symbols dim or °. For instance B diminished can be written as Bdim or B°.

Let’s take a look at 12 diminished triad chords and the notes which form them.

C diminished – C E♭ G♭
C♯ diminished – C♯ E G
D diminished – D F A♭
E♭ diminished – E♭ G♭ B♭♭(A)
E diminished – E G B♭
F diminished – F A♭ C♭(B)
F♯ diminished – F♯ A C
G diminished – G B♭ D♭
A♭ diminished – A♭ C♭ E♭♭(D)
A diminished – A C E♭
B♭ diminished – B♭ D♭ F♭(E)
B diminished – B D F

In most sheet music books, C dim or C° denotes a diminished 7th chord. This chord consists of four notes, the root, flat third, flat fifth and double flat seventh of the scale. (root, ♭3rd, ♭5th, ♭♭7th) For instance, the notes of a Cdim7 or C°7 chord are C E♭ G♭ A. Here are all 12 diminished seventh chords.

C diminished seventh – C E♭ G♭ B♭♭(A)
C♯ diminished seventh – C♯ E G B♭
D diminished seventh – D F A♭ C♭(B)
E♭ diminished seventh – E♭ G♭ B♭♭(A) D♭♭ C
E diminished seventh – E G B♭ D♭
F diminished seventh – F A♭ C♭(B) E♭♭(D)
F♯ diminished seventh – F♯ A C E♭
G diminished seventh – G B♭ D♭ F♭(E)
A♭ diminished seventh – A♭ C♭ E♭♭(D) G♭♭(F)
A diminished seventh – A C E♭ G♭
B♭ diminished seventh – B♭ D♭ F♭(E) A♭♭(G)
B diminished seventh – B D F A♭

Augmented Piano Chords

Let’s continue our free piano chords lesson. It’s now time to take a look at all 12 augmented chords and their notes.

An augmented chord is also a triad. It is a three note chord consisting of the root, third and sharp fifth of the scale. (root, 3rd, ♯5th) The symbol for an augmented chord is + or aug. For instance C augmented can be written as C+ or Caug.

C augmented – C E G♯
C♯ augmented – C♯ E♯(F) G♯♯(A)
D augmented – D F♯ A♯
E♭ augmented – E♭ G B
E augmented – E G♯ B♯(C)
F augmented – F A C♯
F♯ augmented – F♯ A♯ C♯♯(D)
G augmented – G B D♯
A♭ augmented – A♭ C E
A augmented – A C♯ E♯(F)
B♭ augmented – B♭ D F♯
B augmented – B D♯ F♯♯(G)

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Dominant Seventh Piano Chords

Next in our free piano chords lesson, let’s learn about the dominant seventh chord. This chord type consists of four notes. These notes are the root, 3rd, 5th and ♭7th of the scale. Its symbol is dom. 7 or 7. So C dominant seventh would be written as C dom.7 or C7.

Here are the 12 dominant 7th chords and the notes which form them.

C dominant seventh – C E G B♭
C♯ dominant seventh – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B
D dominant seventh – D F♯ A C
E♭ dominant seventh – E♭ G B♭ D♭
E dominant seventh – E G♯ B D
F dominant seventh – F A C E♭
F♯ dominant seventh – F♯ A♯ C♯ E
G dominant seventh – G B D F
A♭ dominant seventh – A♭ C E♭ G♭
A dominant seventh – A C♯ E G
B♭ dominant seventh – B♭ D F A♭
B dominant seventh – B D♯ F♯ A

Minor Seventh Piano Chords

A minor seventh chord is really a minor chord with an added ♭7th note. It consists of four notes, the root, ♭3rd, 5th and ♭7th of the scale. Its symbols are -7 or min7. So D minor seventh would be written as D-7 or Dmin7.

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Here are all twelve minor seventh chords and the notes which form them.

C minor seventh – C E♭ G B♭
C♯ minor seventh – C♯ E G♯ B
D minor seventh – D F A C
E♭ minor seventh – E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
E minor seventh – E G B D
F minor seventh – F A♭ C E♭
F♯ minor seventh – F♯ A C♯ E
G minor seventh – G B♭ D F
A♭ minor seventh – A♭ C♭(B) E♭ G♭
A minor seventh – A C E G
B♭ minor seventh – B♭ D♭ F A♭
B minor seventh – B D F♯ A

Major Seventh Piano Chords

As we continue our free piano chords lesson, we take a look at major seventh chords. A major seventh chord consists of four notes. It is really a major chord with an added 7th note. The scale degrees used to form a major seventh chord is the root, 3rd, 5th and maj. 7th of the scale. The symbols used for this type of chord are M7 or maj 7. For instance G major seventh could be written GM7 of Gma7.

Here are all 12 major seventh chords and their notes.

C major seventh – C E G B
C♯ major seventh – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B♯(C)
D major seventh – D F♯ A C♯
E♭ major seventh – E♭ G B♭ D
E major seventh – E G♯ B D♯
F major seventh – F A C E
F♯ major seventh – F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯(F)
G major seventh – G B D F♯
A♭ major seventh – A♭ C E♭ G
A major seventh – A C♯ E G♯
B♭ major seventh – B♭ D F A
B major seventh – B D♯ F♯ A♯

The piano chords presented above are some of the more common ones. We shall take things a little further and look at major sixth, minor sixth, seventh ♯5th, seventh ♭5th, major 7th ♭3rd, minor 7th ♭5th and seventh suspended 4th piano chords.

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Major Sixth Chords

A major sixth chord has four notes, the root, 3rd, 5th and 6th of the scale. Its symbol is M6 or 6. For instance C major sixth is written CM6 or C6.

Here are all 12 major sixth chords.

C major sixth – C E G A
C♯ major sixth – C♯ E♯ G♯ A♯
D major sixth – D F♯ A B
E♭ major sixth – E♭ G B♭ C
E major sixth – E G♯ B C♯
F major sixth – F A C D
F♯ major sixth – F♯ A♯ C♯ D♯
G major sixth – G B D E
A♭ major sixth – A♭ C E♭ F
A major sixth – A C♯ E F♯
B♭ major sixth – B♭ D F G
B major sixth – B D♯ F♯ G♯

Minor Sixth Chords

To continue our free piano chords lesson, we now take a look at minor sixth chords. To form a minor sixth chord, use the root, ♭3rd, 5th and 6th degrees of the scale. A minor 6th chord is represented by the symbol mi 6 or -6. For instance D minor sixth is written Dmi 6 or D -6. Let’s take a look at all 12 minor 6th chords and the notes which form them.

C minor sixth – C E♭ G A
C♯ minor sixth – C♯ E G♯ A♯
D minor sixth – D F A B
E♭ minor sixth – E♭ G♭ B♭ C
E minor sixth – E G B C♯
F minor sixth – F A♭ C D
F♯ minor sixth – F♯ A C♯ D♯
G minor sixth – G B♭ D E
A♭ minor sixth – A♭ C♭ E♭ F
A minor sixth – A C E F♯
B♭ minor sixth – B♭ D♭ F G
B minor sixth – B D F♯ G♯

Seventh Sharp Fifth Piano Chords – (7th ♯5th chords, Augmented 7th chords)

Our free piano chords lesson now takes us to 7th sharp 5th chords. These chords are represented by the symbols 7+5 or 7♯5. For instance a C 7th sharp fifth would be written C7+5 or C7♯5. To form a seventh ♯5th chord, use the root, 3rd, ♯5th and ♭7th of the major scale. Here are the 12 seventh sharp five chords.

C seventh sharp five – C E G♯ B♭
C♯ seventh sharp five – C♯ E♯(F) G##(A) B
D seventh sharp five – D F♯ A♯ C
E♭ seventh sharp five – E♭ G B D♭
E seventh sharp five – E G♯ B#(C) D
F seventh sharp five – F A C♯ E♭
F♯ seventh sharp five – F♯ A♯ C##(D) E
G seventh sharp five – G B D♯ F
A♭ seventh sharp five – A♭ C E G♭
A seventh sharp five – A C♯ E#(F) G
B♭ seventh sharp five – B♭ D F♯ A♭
B seventh sharp five – B D♯ F##(G) A

Seventh Flat Fifth Piano Chords – (7th ♭5th chords, Dominant Seventh Flat Five Chord)

We now move on to seventh flat fifth chords. To form a 7th ♭5th chord, you use the root, 3rd, ♭5th and ♭7th degrees of the major scale. These chords are represented by the symbols 7-5 or 7♭5. For instance G seventh flat fifth is written G7-5 or G7♭5. Here are the 12 seventh flat fifth chords.

C seventh flat five – C E G♭ B♭
C♯ seventh flat five – C♯ E♯(F) G B
D seventh flat five – D F♯ A♭ C
E♭ seventh flat five – E♭ G B♭♭(A) D♭
E seventh flat five – E G♯ B♭ D
F seventh flat five – F A C♭(B) E♭
F♯ seventh flat five – F♯ A♯ C E
G seventh flat five – G B D♭ F
A♭ seventh flat five – A♭ C E♭♭(D) G♭
A seventh flat five – A C♯ E♭ G
B♭ seventh flat five – B♭ D F♭(E) A♭
B seventh flat five – B D♯ F A

Major 7th Flat Third Piano Chords – Minor Major Seventh Chords

Next in this free piano chords lessons we take a look at the major 7th ♭3rd chord. It is also called a minor major seventh chord. This type of chord is formed by combining four notes, the root, ♭3rd, 5th and maj. 7th of the major scale. The symbols used for a major 7th flat third chord is Ma 7-3. For example C major 7th flat 3rd is written CMa 7-3. Since this chord is also called a minor major seventh chord it is also written as mM7, mΔ7, -Δ7, mM7, m/M7, m(M7), minmaj7, etc. Here are the 12 major 7th flat 3rd chords (minor major seventh chords).

C major seventh flat third – C E♭ G B
C♯ major seventh flat third – C♯ E G♯ B♯(C)
D major seventh flat third – D F A C♯
E♭ major seventh flat third – E♭ G♭ B♭ D
E major seventh flat third – E G B D♯
F major seventh flat third – F A♭ C E
F♯ major seventh flat third – F♯ A C♯ E♯(F)
G major seventh flat third – G B♭ D F♯
A♭ major seventh flat third – A♭ C♭(B) E♭ G
A major seventh flat third – A C E G♯
B♭ major seventh flat third – B♭ D♭ F A
B major seventh flat third – B D F♯ A♯

Minor Seventh Flat Fifth Piano Chords

This chord is formed by combining the root, ♭3rd, ♭5th and ♭7th of the major scale. It is written with the symbols mi 7-5, -7♭5 or m7(♭5). For example C minor seventh flat five is written C mi 7-5, C -7♭5 or C m7(♭5).

Here are the twelve minor 7th flat 5th chords.

C minor seventh flat five – C E♭ G♭ B♭
C♯ minor seventh flat five – C♯ E G B
D minor seventh flat five – D F A♭ C
E♭ minor seventh flat five – E♭ G♭ B♭♭(A) D♭
E minor seventh flat five – E G B♭ D
F minor seventh flat five – F A♭ C♭(B) E♭
F♯ minor seventh flat five – F♯ A C E
G minor seventh flat five – G B♭ D♭ F
A♭ minor seventh flat five – A♭ C♭ E♭♭(D) G♭
A minor seventh flat five – A C E♭ G
B♭ minor seventh flat five – B♭ D♭ F♭(E) A♭
B minor seventh flat five – B D F A

Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth Piano Chords

Next in this free piano chords lesson we learn how to build a seventh suspended fourth chord. A 7th suspended 4th chord is formed by combining four notes, the root, 4th, 5th and ♭7th of the major scale. It is written as 7 sus 4. For instance an F 7th suspended 4th chord is written F7sus4. Let’s learn how to build all twelve 7th suspended 4th chords.

C seventh suspended fourth – C F G B♭
C♯ seventh suspended fourth – C♯ F♯ G♯ B
D seventh suspended fourth – D G A C
E♭ seventh suspended fourth – E♭ A♭ B♭ D♭
E seventh suspended fourth – E A B D
F seventh suspended fourth – F B♭ C E♭
F♯ seventh suspended fourth – F♯ B C♯ E
G seventh suspended fourth – G C D F
A♭ seventh suspended fourth – A♭ D♭ E♭ G♭
A seventh suspended fourth – A D E G
B♭ seventh suspended fourth – B♭ E♭ F A♭
B seventh suspended fourth – B E F♯ A

To arrive at scale degrees above 1 octave (i.e. 9th, 11th, and 13th) continue your scale up 2 octaves and keep numbering. The 2nd scale degree will be the 9th tone as you start your second octave.

We shall now learn how to form different kinds of ninth chords. Learn how to form ninth, minor ninth, major ninth, ninth augmented 5th, ninth flatted 5th, seventh ♭9, augmented 9th and 9/6 piano chords.

Let’s start with ninth chords.

Ninth Piano Chords

A ninth chord is formed by combining the root, 3rd, 5th, ♭7th and 9th of the major scale. The symbol used is the number 9. For instance the chord C ninth is written C9. Let’s learn how to build ninth chords in all 12 keys.

C ninth – C E G B♭ D
C♯ ninth – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D♯
D ninth – D F♯ A C E
E♭ ninth – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F
E ninth – E G♯ B D F♯
F ninth – F A C E♭ G
F♯ ninth – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G♯
G ninth – G B D F A
A♭ ninth – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭
A ninth – A C♯ E G B
B♭ ninth – B♭ D F A♭ C
B ninth – B D♯ F♯ A C♯

Minor Ninth Piano Chords

A minor ninth chord is formed by combining the root, ♭3rd, 5th, ♭7th and 9th of the major scale. The symbol used is mi 9 or -9. For instance the chord C minor ninth is written Cm9 or c-9. Let’s learn how to build minor ninth chords in all 12 keys.

C minor ninth – C E♭ G B♭ D
C♯ minor ninth – C♯ E G♯ B D♯
D minor ninth – D F A C E
E♭ minor ninth – E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ F
E minor ninth – E G B D F♯
F minor ninth – F A♭ C E♭ G
F♯ minor ninth – F♯ A C♯ E G♯
G minor ninth – G B♭ D F A
A♭ minor ninth – A♭ C♭(B) E♭ G♭ B♭
A minor ninth – A C E G B
B♭ minor ninth – B♭ D♭ F A♭ C
B minor ninth – B D F♯ A C♯

Major Ninth Piano Chords

How is a major ninth chord formed? It’s formed by combining the root, 3rd, 5th, maj. 7th and 9th of the major scale. How is it written? Ma9. For instance an E major ninth chord is written EMa9. Learn how to build a major ninth chord below.

C major ninth – C E G B D
C♯ major ninth – C♯ E♯ G♯ B# D♯
D major ninth – D F♯ A C♯ E
E♭ major ninth – E♭ G B♭ D F
E major ninth – E G♯ B D♯ F♯
F major ninth – F A C E G
F♯ major ninth – F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯ G♯
G major ninth – G B D F♯ A
A♭ major ninth – A♭ C E♭ G B♭
A major ninth – A C♯ E G# B
B♭ major ninth – B♭ D F A C
B major ninth – B D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯

Ninth Augmented Fifth Chord

Let’s learn how to form a ninth augmented fifth chord. To form a 9th augmented 5th chord you combine the root, 3rd, ♯5th, ♭7th, and 9th of the major scale. Its symbol is 9♯5. For example the chord C ninth augmented fifth is written C9♯5. Let’s learn how to form 9th augmented 5th chords.

C ninth augmented fifth – C E G♯ B♭ D
C♯ ninth augmented fifth – C♯ E♯(F) G♯♯(A) B D♯
D ninth augmented fifth – D F♯ A♯ C E
E♭ ninth augmented fifth – E♭ G B D♭ F
E ninth augmented fifth – E G♯ B♯(C) D F♯
F ninth augmented fifth – F A C♯ E♭ G
F♯ ninth augmented fifth – F♯ A♯ C♯♯(D) E G♯
G ninth augmented fifth – G B D♯ F A
A♭ ninth augmented fifth – A♭ C E G♭ B♭
A ninth augmented fifth – A C♯ E♯(F) G B
B♭ ninth augmented fifth – B♭ D F♯ A♭ C
B ninth augmented fifth – B D♯ F♯♯(G) A C♯

Ninth Flatted Fifth Chord

Let’s learn how to form a ninth flatted fifth chord. To form a 9th flatted 5th chord you combine the root, 3rd, ♭5th, ♭7th, and 9th of the major scale. Its symbol is 9♭5. For example the chord C ninth flatted fifth is written C9♭5 or C9-5. Let’s learn how to form 9th flatted 5th chords.

C ninth flatted fifth – C E G♭ B♭ D
C♯ ninth flatted fifth – C♯ E♯(F) G B D♯
D ninth flatted fifth – D F♯ A♭ C E
E♭ ninth flatted fifth – E♭ G B♭♭(A) D♭ F
E ninth flatted fifth – E G♯ B♭ D F♯
F ninth flatted fifth – F A C♭(B) E♭ G
F♯ ninth flatted fifth – F♯ A♯ C E G♯
G ninth flatted fifth – G B D♭ F A
A♭ ninth flatted fifth – A♭ C E♭♭(D) G♭ B♭
A ninth flatted fifth – A C♯ E♭ G B
B♭ ninth flatted fifth – B♭ D F♭(E) A♭ C
B ninth flatted fifth – B D♯ F A C♯

Seventh Flat Ninth Piano Chords

Next in our free piano chords lesson we learn how to form a 7th ♭9 chord. A seventh flat nine chord is formed by combining the root, third, fifth, flat seventh, and flat ninth of the major scale. It is written 7-9 or 7♭9. For example C seventh flat ninth is written C7-9 or C7♭9. Let’s learn how to build seventh flat nine chords in all 12 keys.

C seventh flat ninth – C E G B♭ D♭
C♯ seventh flat ninth – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D
D seventh flat ninth – D F♯ A C E♭
E♭ seventh flat ninth – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F♭
E seventh flat ninth – E G♯ B D F
F seventh flat ninth – F A C E♭ G♭
F♯ seventh flat ninth – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G
G seventh flat ninth – G B D F A♭
A♭ seventh flat ninth – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭♭
A seventh flat ninth – A C♯ E G B♭
B♭ seventh flat ninth – B♭ D F A♭ C♭
B seventh flat ninth – B D♯ F♯ A C

Augmented Ninth Piano Chords

Let’s learn how to build an augmented ninth chord. To form an augmented 9th chord you use the root, 3rd, 5th, ♭7th and ♯9th of the major scale. This chord is written as 9+ or 7+9. For instance, C augmented ninth is written C9+or C7+9. Here are all augmented ninth chords and the notes which form them.

C seventh sharp ninth – C E G B♭ D♯
C♯ seventh sharp ninth – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D##(E)
D seventh sharp ninth – D F♯ A C E#(F)
E♭ seventh sharp ninth – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F♯
E seventh sharp ninth – E G♯ B D F##(G)
F seventh sharp ninth – F A C E♭ G♯
F♯ seventh sharp ninth – F♯ A♯ C♯ E A
G seventh sharp ninth – G B D F A♯
A♭ seventh sharp ninth – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B
A seventh sharp ninth – A C♯ E G B#(C)
B♭ seventh sharp ninth – B♭ D F A♭ C♯
B seventh sharp ninth – B D♯ F♯ A C##(D)

9/6 Piano Chords (6/9 Chords)

Next, in our free piano chords lesson we learn how to build a 9/6 chord or a six add nine chord. A 9/6 chord is formed by combining 5 notes, the root, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 9th notes of the major scale. How is it written? 6add9 or 6add9. C sixth add nine is written C6add9 or C6add9.

C6 add 9 – C E G A D
C♯6 add 9 – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ A♯ D♯
D6 add 9 – D F♯ A B E
E♭6 add 9 – E♭ G B♭ C F
E6 add 9 – E G♯ B C♯ F♯
F6 add 9 – F A C D G
F♯6 add 9 – F♯ A♯ C♯ D♯ G♯
G6 add 9 – G B D E A
A♭6 add 9 – A♭ C E♭ F B♭
A6 add 9 – A C♯ E F♯ B
B♭6 add 9 – B♭ D F G C
B6 add 9 – B D♯ F♯ G♯ C♯

We now take a look at eleventh and thirteenth chords. We shall learn how to build eleventh, augmented eleventh, thirteenth, thirteenth ♭9, and thirteenth ♭9♭5 chords. Lastly we learn how to build a half diminished chord.

Eleventh Chords

How do you form an eleventh chord? You combine the root, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th and 11th of the major scale. How is an 11th chord written? The symbol is the number 11. For example C eleventh is written C11. Here are all twelve eleventh chords.

C eleventh – C E G B♭ D F
C♯ eleventh – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D♯ F♯
D eleventh – D F♯ A C E G
E♭ eleventh – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F A♭
E eleventh – E G♯ B D F♯ A
F eleventh – F A C E♭ G B♭
F♯ eleventh – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G♯ B
G eleventh – G B D F A C
A♭ eleventh – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
A eleventh – A C♯ E G B D
B♭ eleventh – B♭ D F A♭ C E♭
B eleventh – B D♯ F♯ A C♯ E

Augmented Eleventh Piano Chords

Next in our free piano chords lesson, we learn how to build an augmented eleventh chord. An augmented eleventh chord consists of the root, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th and sharp 11th of the major scale. It is written like this: 11+ or 7 aug 11. For instance C augmented eleventh is written C11+ or C 7 aug 11. Let’s learn how to form augmented 11th chords in all keys.

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C augmented eleventh – C E G B♭ D F♯
C♯ augmented eleventh – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D♯ F##(G)
D augmented eleventh – D F♯ A C E G♯
E♭ augmented eleventh – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F A
E augmented eleventh – E G♯ B D F♯ A♯
F augmented eleventh – F A C E♭ G B
F♯ augmented eleventh – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G♯ B#(C)
G augmented eleventh – G B D F A C♯
A♭ augmented eleventh – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭ D
A augmented eleventh – A C♯ E G B D♯
B♭ augmented eleventh – B♭ D F A♭ C E
B augmented eleventh – B D♯ F♯ A C♯ E#(F)

Thirteenth Piano Chords

How do you build a thirteenth chord? To build a thirteenth chord you use the root, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th, 11th and 13th of the major scale. The symbol for a thirteenth chord is 13. For instance a G thirteenth chord is written G13. Here are the notes which form thirteenth chords, in all keys.

C thirteenth – C E G B♭ D F A
C♯ thirteenth – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D♯ F♯ A♯
D thirteenth – D F♯ A C E G B
E♭ thirteenth – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F A♭ C
E thirteenth – E G♯ B D F♯ A C♯
F thirteenth – F A C E♭ G B♭ D
F♯ thirteenth – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G♯ B D♯
G thirteenth – G B D F A C E
A♭ thirteenth – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ F
A thirteenth – A C♯ E G B D F♯
B♭ thirteenth – B♭ D F A♭ C E♭ G
B thirteenth – B D♯ F♯ A C♯ E G♯

Thirteenth Flat Ninth Piano Chords

Let’s learn how to build a thirteenth flat ninth piano chord. To form a 13th flat nine chord you use the root, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, flat 9th, 11th and 13th of the major scale. This chord is written as 13♭9. For instance, F thirteen flat nine is written F13♭9. Here are all thirteenth flat ninth chords and the notes which form them.

C thirteenth flat ninth – C E G B♭ D♭ F A
C♯ thirteenth flat ninth – C♯ E♯(F) G♯ B D F♯ A♯
D thirteenth flat ninth – D F♯ A C E♭ G B
E♭ thirteenth flat ninth – E♭ G B♭ D♭ F♭(E) A♭ C
E thirteenth flat ninth – E G♯ B D F A C♯
F thirteenth flat ninth – F A C E♭ G♭ B♭ D
F♯ thirteenth flat ninth – F♯ A♯ C♯ E G B D♯
G thirteenth flat ninth – G B D F A♭ C E
A♭ thirteenth flat ninth – A♭ C E♭ G♭ B♭♭(A) D♭ F
A thirteenth flat ninth – A C♯ E G B♭ D F♯
B♭ thirteenth flat ninth – B♭ D F A♭ C♭(B) E♭ G
B thirteenth flat ninth – B D♯ F♯ A C E G♯

Thirteenth Flat Ninth Flat Fifth Piano Chords

Next, in our free piano chords lesson we learn how to build a thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth chord. To form a 13th flat nine flat five chord you use the root, 3rd, flat 5th, flat 7th, flat 9th, 11th and 13th of the major scale. This chord is written as 13♭9. For instance, F thirteen flat nine flat five is written F13♭9 ♭5. Here are all thirteenth flat nine flat five chords and the notes which form them.

C thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – C E G♭ B♭ D♭ F A
C♯ thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – C♯ E♯(F) G B D F♯ A♯
D thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – D F♯ A♭ C E♭ G B
E♭ thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – E♭ G B♭♭(A) D♭ F♭(E) A♭ C
E thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – E G♯ B♭ D F A C♯
F thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – F A C♭(B) E♭ G♭ B♭ D
F♯ thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – F♯ A♯ C E G B D♯
G thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – G B D♭ F A♭ C E
A♭ thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – A♭ C E♭♭(D) G♭ B♭♭(A) D♭ F
A thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – A C♯ E♭ G B♭ D F♯
B♭ thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – B♭ D F♭(E) A♭ C♭(B) E♭ G
B thirteenth flat ninth flat fifth – B D♯ F A C E G♯

Half Diminished Piano Chords

Let’s learn how to build a half diminished piano chord. This chord is formed by combining the root, ♭3rd, ♭5th and ♭7th of the major scale. It is the same as a minor seventh flat five chord. It is written with the symbol ø. For example C half diminished is written Cø. It can also be represented as mi 7-5or -7♭5.

C half diminished – C E♭ G♭ B♭
C♯ half diminished – C♯ E G B
D half diminished – D F A♭ C
E♭ half diminished – E♭ G♭ B♭♭(A) D♭
E half diminished – E G B♭ D
F half diminished – F A♭ C♭(B) E♭
F♯ half diminished – F♯ A C E
G half diminished – G B♭ D♭ F
A♭ half diminished – A♭ C♭ E♭♭(D) G♭
A half diminished – A C E♭ G
B♭ half diminished – B♭ D♭ F♭(E) A♭
B half diminished – B D F A

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In this lesson we will take a look at various piano keyboard diagrams. We will learn all about the layout of keys on the 88 key piano as well as keyboards with less keys.

We will look at 88-key, 76-key, 61-key, 49-key, 37-key, 36-key and 32-key keyboards. Sounds like a lot of keyboards, but the principle behind the layout of keys on every piano keyboard is the same. If you know the layout of keys on a piano, it doesn't matter how many keys your keyboard has, the layout of keys are similar.

Here's a blank piano keyboard diagram. This one has only 36 keys.

Here's another 36-key diagram/keyboard layout.

Image Of Electronic Piano Keyboard

Do you see how the white keys are labeled? It's really the same 7 notes being repeated over and over. These are all the notes of the musical alphabet, and these notes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G.

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When one first looks at a piano, the keys can seem overwhelming. But in fact, it's not. It's the same pattern of keys being repeated. No matter how many keys your keyboard comes with, this is the note pattern of the white keys on a piano.

So how about the black keys? I want you to notice something else about the pattern of keys on your keyboard. If you take a good look at the black keys you will realize that it's a pattern of a set of two black keys followed by a set of three black keys, followed by two black keys, followed by three black keys and so on. This keeps repeating depending on the number of keys that your keyboard or piano has.

Let's label the black keys. Each black key in the piano keyboard diagram below has two note names. There's D-Flat (or C-Sharp), E-Flat (or D-Sharp), G-Flat (or F-Sharp), A-Flat (or G-Sharp) and B-Flat (or A-Sharp).

Piano keyboard diagram, layout of keys and notes.

What does sharp and flat really mean? To help you understand this better let's talk for a moment about what is known as a semitone. A semitone is also called a half step or half tone and is the smallest interval in Western music. It is the distance between two notes which are next to each other in pitch. For example, the distance between C and C sharp is a semitone. The distance between D and D Flat is also a semitone.

The note which is one semitone higher than C is C sharp. On piano, this is the black key to the immediate right of C. The note which is one semitone lower than D is D flat. On piano, this is the black key to the immediate left of D. But isn't this the same key? Why do they have different names, you might ask. There's a term used to describe this and it's called enharmonics. C sharp and D flat are enharmonic equivalents because while they are played by the same key, they have different note names. Sharp means that the note is a semitone higher, while flat means that it's a semitone lower.

Picture Of A Piano Keys

Notes can also be a whole tone apart. For instance D is a whole tone higher than C. C is a whole tone lower than D. E is a whole tone higher than D. D is a whole tone lower than E. And so on. A whole tone is a distance of two semitones.

It's really only 12 keys being repeated over and over on a piano. A 12-key pattern. Don't let a piano's many keys overwhelm you. It's really that simple. These 12 keys consist of 7 white keys and 5 black keys. And that's all. As we saw earlier the 12 notes are C, C-Sharp (or D-Flat), D, D-sharp (or E-Flat), E, F, F-Sharp (or G-Flat), G, G-Sharp ( or A-Flat), A, A-Sharp (or B-Flat), and B.

Take a look at the pattern of two and three black keys once again. You will notice that the note, C always comes before a group of two black keys, while F always comes before a group of three black keys.

This takes us to a note or key that is very important when learning to play the piano. This note or key is Middle C. As the term middle C suggests, on piano or keyboard, middle C lies around the middle of your keyboard. In music notation, middle C is in the center of the grand staff, between the treble and bass staves (which is plural for staff).

Piano Keyboard Diagrams - 32, 37, 49, 54, 61, 76 and 88 Key

Piano Picture

Let's now take a look at different piano keyboards, each with a different number of keys. Please note that while an 88 key piano or keyboard starts with the note, A, other keyboards start with either C, E or F.

Here are two 32 key keyboards. One starts with C while the other starts with the note F.

Here are two 36 key piano keyboard diagrams. Likewise, one starts with C while the other starts with the note F.

Here are two 37 key keyboards. Similarly, one starts with C while the other starts with the note F.

This takes us to a 49 key keyboard. 49 key keyboards usually start with the note, C. Also the last note on this keyboard is C. On a 49 key keyboard, there are 5 C's.

Here's a 54 key piano keyboard diagram. Like 49 key keyboards, this keyboard starts with the note, C. But it ends with the note, F.

61-key keyboards start on C as well. They start on C and end on C. There are 6 C's on this keyboard.

The first note on a 76 key keyboard is E. The last note is G. There are 6 C's on this keyboard.

And as we said earlier, the 88 key piano starts with the note A. The last note on an 88-key keyboard is C. There are 8 C's on an acoustic piano or 88 key digital piano or keyboard.

If you understand the 12-key pattern on a piano keyboard, you will have no problem labelling any keyboard. It's all about repetition!

There is really no difference in labeling any keyboard no matter how many keys it has. What you need to do is to recognize that there are two black keys then a gap with no black key, then 3 black keys, a gap with no black key, then 2 black keys, and the pattern keeps repeating over and over. If you keep this picture in mind, it will help you remember the notes on your keyboard.

I trust that you have a clearer understanding on this topic (Piano Keyboard Diagram/Layout) and know how to label the keys on a piano keyboard.

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