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Table of Contents 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS How to Use This Book ...............................................8 C /D Basic Intervals and Triads ............................................9 # b Db and inversions ................................................................55 Seventh Chords ...........................................................11 D m (and inversions) .........................................................56 Extended Chords ........................................................13 b Dbo (and inversions), Db+ (and inversions) ...................57 Other Chord Types. ..................................................14 D sus (and inversions), D sus2 (and inversions) .........58 Altered Chords ...........................................................15 b b D ( 5) (and inversions) .......................................................59 Inversions ......................................................................16 b b Voice Leading ...............................................................19 Db5 (power chord), Db6 (and inversions) .....................60 Advanced Voicing ........................................................20 Db7 (and inversions) ..........................................................61 Chord Symbol Variations ..........................................23 Dbo7 (and inversions) ..........................................................62 Circle of Fifths .............................................................24 Dbmaj7 (and inversions) ....................................................63 Dbm6 (and inversions) .......................................................64 Dbm7 (and inversions) .......................................................65 C Dbm7(b5) (and inversions) .................................................66 C (and inversions) ...............................................................25 Dbmaj7(b5) (and inversions) ..............................................67 Cm (and inversions) ...........................................................26 Dbm(maj7) (and inversions) ..............................................68 Co (and inversions), C + (and inversions) ......................27 Db (add9) (and inversions), Db7(b5), Db7(#5) ................69 Csus (and inversions), Csus2 (and inversions) .............28 Db7(b9), Db7(#9), Db7(b5b9), Db7(b5#9), C(b5) (and inversions) ........................................................29 Db7(#5b9), Db7(#5#9) ......................................................70 C5 (power chord), C6 (and inversions) ........................30 Db7(b9#9), Db7(b9#11), Db7(#9#11), C7 (and inversions) ............................................................31 Db7(b9b13), Db7(#9b13), Db7(#11) .................................71 Co7 (and inversions) ............................................................32 Db7(#11b13), Db7(b9#9#11), Db7(add13), Cmaj7 (and inversions) ......................................................33 Db7(addb13), Db7alt., Db7sus ......................................72 Cm6 (and inversions) .........................................................34 Db9, Db9sus, Db9(b5), Db9(#5), Cm7 (and inversions) .........................................................35 Db9(#11), Db9(b13) ..........................................................73 Cm7(b5) (and inversions) ...................................................36 Db9(#11b13), Db(add11), Db11(b5), Cmaj7(b5) (and inversions) ................................................37 Db11, Db13, Db13sus ......................................................74 Cm(maj7) (and inversions) ...............................................38 Db13(b5), Db13(#5), C (add9) (and inversions), C7(b5), C7(#5) .....................39 Db13(b9), Db13(#9) ...........................................................75 C7(b9), C7(#9), C7(b5b9), C7(b5#9), Db13(#11), Db13(b5b9), Db13(b5#9), C7(#5b9), C7(#5#9) ..........................................................40 Db13(#5b9), Db13(#5#9) ....................................................76 C7(b9#9), C7(b9#11), C7(#9#11), Dbmaj7(#5), Dbmaj7(#11), Dbmaj7(#9#11), Dbmaj9 ...........77 C7(b9b13), C7(#9b13), C7(#11) ......................................41 Dbmaj9(b5), Dbmaj9(#5), Dbmaj9#11, C7(#11b13), C7(b9#9#11), C7(add13), C7(b13) Dbmaj11, Dbmaj13 ........................................................78 C7alt., C7sus ..................................................................42 Dbmaj13(b5), Dbmaj13(#5), Dbmaj13(b9), C9, C9sus, C9(b5), C9(#5), C9(#11), C9(b13) ..................43 Dbmaj13(#9), Dbmaj13#11 .............................................79 C9(#11b13), C(add11), C11(b5), Dbmaj13(b5b9), Dbmaj13(b5#9), C11, C13, C13sus .........................................................44 Dbmaj13(#5b9), Dbmaj3(#5#9), Db6/9 ..........................80 C13(b5), C13(#5), C13(b9), C13(#9) .................................45 Dbm6/9, Dbm6/9(add11), Dbm(add2), C13(#11), C13(b5b9), C13(b5#9), Dbm(add9/11), Dbm(#5), Dbm7(add4) ......................81 C13(#5b9), C13(#5#9) .....................................................46 Dbm7(add11), Dbm7(b9), Dbm7(b5b9), Cmaj7(#5), Cmaj7(#11), Cmaj7(#9#11), Cmaj9 ................47 Dbm7(b13), Dbm9 ...........................................................82 Cmaj9(b5), Cmaj9(#5) 48, Cmaj9#11, Dbm9(maj7), Dbm9(b5), Dbm11, Cmaj11, Cmaj13 ...........................................................48 Dbm11(b5), Dbm11(maj7) ..................................................83 Cmaj13(b5), Cmaj13(#5), Cmaj13(b9), Dbm13, Dbm13(add9), Dbo7(add9), Cmaj13(#9), Cmaj13#11 ................................................49 Dbo(maj7), Dbo11 ............................................................84 Cmaj13(b5b9), Cmaj13(b5#9), Cmaj13(#5b9), Cmaj3(#5#9), C6/9 .........................................................50 Cm6/9, Cm6/9(add11), Cm(add2), Cm(add9/11), Cm(#5), Cm7(add4) ...........................51 Cm7(add11), Cm7(b9), Cm7(b5b9), Cm7(b13), Cm9 .....52 Cm9(maj7), Cm9(b5), Cm11, Cm11(b5), Cm11(maj7) ...................................................................53 Cm13, Cm13(add9), Co7(add9), Co(maj7), Co11 ................................................................54 Keyboard Chords Encyclopedia.indb 2 6/4/2010 1:28:53 PM 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS D D#/Eb D (and inversions) ..............................................................85 Eb (and inversions) ..............................................................115 Dm (and inversions) ...........................................................86 Ebm (and inversions) ...........................................................116 Do (and inversions), D+ (and inversions) .......................87 Ebo (and inversions), Eb+ (and inversions) .......................117 Dsus (and inversions), Dsus2 (and inversions) ............88 Ebsus (and inversions), Ebsus2 (and inversions) ............118 D(b5) (and inversions) ........................................................89 Eb(b5) (and inversions) ........................................................119 D5 (power chord), D6 (and inversions) ........................90 Eb5 (power chord), Eb6 (and inversions) .......................120 D7 (and inversions) ............................................................91 Eb7 (and inversions) ............................................................121 Do7 (and inversions) ...........................................................92 Ebo7 (and inversions) ...........................................................122 Dmaj7 (and inversions) ......................................................93 Ebmaj7 (and inversions) .....................................................123 Dm6 (and inversions) .........................................................94 Ebm6 (and inversions) ........................................................124 Dm7 (and inversions) .........................................................95 Ebm7 (and inversions) ........................................................125 Dm7(b5) (and inversions) ..................................................96 Ebm7(b5) (and inversions) ..................................................126 Dmaj7(b5) (and inversions) ...............................................97 Ebmaj7(b5) (and inversions) ...............................................127 Dm(maj7) (and inversions) ...............................................98 Ebm(maj7) (and inversions) ...............................................128 D (add9) (and inversions), D7(b5), D7(#5) .....................99 Eb(add9) (and inversions), Eb7(b5), Eb7(#5) .....................129 D7(b9), D7(#9), D7(b5b9), D7(b5#9), Eb7(b9), Eb7(#9), Eb7(b5b9), D7(#5b9), D7(#5#9) .........................................................100 Eb7(b5 #9), Eb7(#5b9), Eb7(#5#9) ........................................130 D7(b9#9), D7(b9#11), D7(#9#11) Eb7(b9#9), Eb7(b9#11), Eb7(#9#11), D7(b9 b13), D7(#9b13), D7(#11) ......................................101 Eb7(b9b13), Eb7(#9b13), Eb7(#11) .....................................131 D7(#11b13), D7(b9 #9#11), D7(add13), Eb7(#11b13), Eb7(b9#9), Eb7(add13), D7(b13), D7alt., D7sus ..................................................102 Eb7(b13), Eb7alt., Eb7sus .................................................132 D9, D9sus, D9(b5), D9(#5), D9(#11), D9( ) .....................103 Eb9, Eb9sus, Eb9(b5), Eb9(#5), Eb9(#11), Eb9(b13) ...............133 D9(#11b13), D(add11), D11(b5), Eb9(#11b13), Eb(add11), Eb11(b5), D11, D13, D13sus ........................................................104 Eb11, Eb13, Eb13sus ..........................................................134
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