Every piano chord: major, minor, sevenths, sus, diminished… Their notes, fingerings and inversions, on a keyboard you can hear and play.
C major (C) · C minor (Cm) · C dominant 7th (C7) · C major 7th (Cmaj7) · C minor 7th (Cm7) · C sus2 (Csus2) · C sus4 (Csus4) · C diminished (Cdim) · C augmented (C+) · C 6th (C6) · C minor 6th (Cm6) · C add9 (Cadd9) · C diminished 7th (Cdim7) · C half-diminished (Cm7♭5)
D♭ major (D♭) · C♯ minor (C♯m) · D♭ dominant 7th (D♭7) · D♭ major 7th (D♭maj7) · C♯ minor 7th (C♯m7) · D♭ sus2 (D♭sus2) · D♭ sus4 (D♭sus4) · C♯ diminished (C♯dim) · D♭ augmented (D♭+) · D♭ 6th (D♭6) · C♯ minor 6th (C♯m6) · D♭ add9 (D♭add9) · C♯ diminished 7th (C♯dim7) · C♯ half-diminished (C♯m7♭5)
D major (D) · D minor (Dm) · D dominant 7th (D7) · D major 7th (Dmaj7) · D minor 7th (Dm7) · D sus2 (Dsus2) · D sus4 (Dsus4) · D diminished (Ddim) · D augmented (D+) · D 6th (D6) · D minor 6th (Dm6) · D add9 (Dadd9) · D diminished 7th (Ddim7) · D half-diminished (Dm7♭5)
E♭ major (E♭) · E♭ minor (E♭m) · E♭ dominant 7th (E♭7) · E♭ major 7th (E♭maj7) · E♭ minor 7th (E♭m7) · E♭ sus2 (E♭sus2) · E♭ sus4 (E♭sus4) · D♯ diminished (D♯dim) · E♭ augmented (E♭+) · E♭ 6th (E♭6) · E♭ minor 6th (E♭m6) · E♭ add9 (E♭add9) · D♯ diminished 7th (D♯dim7) · D♯ half-diminished (D♯m7♭5)
E major (E) · E minor (Em) · E dominant 7th (E7) · E major 7th (Emaj7) · E minor 7th (Em7) · E sus2 (Esus2) · E sus4 (Esus4) · E diminished (Edim) · E augmented (E+) · E 6th (E6) · E minor 6th (Em6) · E add9 (Eadd9) · E diminished 7th (Edim7) · E half-diminished (Em7♭5)
F major (F) · F minor (Fm) · F dominant 7th (F7) · F major 7th (Fmaj7) · F minor 7th (Fm7) · F sus2 (Fsus2) · F sus4 (Fsus4) · F diminished (Fdim) · F augmented (F+) · F 6th (F6) · F minor 6th (Fm6) · F add9 (Fadd9) · F diminished 7th (Fdim7) · F half-diminished (Fm7♭5)
F♯ major (F♯) · F♯ minor (F♯m) · F♯ dominant 7th (F♯7) · F♯ major 7th (F♯maj7) · F♯ minor 7th (F♯m7) · F♯ sus2 (F♯sus2) · F♯ sus4 (F♯sus4) · F♯ diminished (F♯dim) · F♯ augmented (F♯+) · F♯ 6th (F♯6) · F♯ minor 6th (F♯m6) · F♯ add9 (F♯add9) · F♯ diminished 7th (F♯dim7) · F♯ half-diminished (F♯m7♭5)
G major (G) · G minor (Gm) · G dominant 7th (G7) · G major 7th (Gmaj7) · G minor 7th (Gm7) · G sus2 (Gsus2) · G sus4 (Gsus4) · G diminished (Gdim) · G augmented (G+) · G 6th (G6) · G minor 6th (Gm6) · G add9 (Gadd9) · G diminished 7th (Gdim7) · G half-diminished (Gm7♭5)
A♭ major (A♭) · G♯ minor (G♯m) · A♭ dominant 7th (A♭7) · A♭ major 7th (A♭maj7) · G♯ minor 7th (G♯m7) · A♭ sus2 (A♭sus2) · A♭ sus4 (A♭sus4) · G♯ diminished (G♯dim) · A♭ augmented (A♭+) · A♭ 6th (A♭6) · G♯ minor 6th (G♯m6) · A♭ add9 (A♭add9) · G♯ diminished 7th (G♯dim7) · G♯ half-diminished (G♯m7♭5)
A major (A) · A minor (Am) · A dominant 7th (A7) · A major 7th (Amaj7) · A minor 7th (Am7) · A sus2 (Asus2) · A sus4 (Asus4) · A diminished (Adim) · A augmented (A+) · A 6th (A6) · A minor 6th (Am6) · A add9 (Aadd9) · A diminished 7th (Adim7) · A half-diminished (Am7♭5)
B♭ major (B♭) · B♭ minor (B♭m) · B♭ dominant 7th (B♭7) · B♭ major 7th (B♭maj7) · B♭ minor 7th (B♭m7) · B♭ sus2 (B♭sus2) · B♭ sus4 (B♭sus4) · A♯ diminished (A♯dim) · B♭ augmented (B♭+) · B♭ 6th (B♭6) · B♭ minor 6th (B♭m6) · B♭ add9 (B♭add9) · A♯ diminished 7th (A♯dim7) · A♯ half-diminished (A♯m7♭5)
B major (B) · B minor (Bm) · B dominant 7th (B7) · B major 7th (Bmaj7) · B minor 7th (Bm7) · B sus2 (Bsus2) · B sus4 (Bsus4) · B diminished (Bdim) · B augmented (B+) · B 6th (B6) · B minor 6th (Bm6) · B add9 (Badd9) · B diminished 7th (Bdim7) · B half-diminished (Bm7♭5)
The most common chord: stable and bright, it opens and closes most songs. Three notes: the root, the major third (4 semitones up) and the perfect fifth (7 semitones up).
Darker and more wistful than the major chord: a single note changes, the third, one semitone lower (3 semitones above the root).
The dominant seventh chord: a major chord plus a minor seventh. Its tension pulls toward the chord a fifth below (G7 → C), and it is the sound of the blues.
A major chord with a major seventh, one semitone below the octave: a soft, dreamy sound, everywhere in jazz, bossa nova and pop.
A minor chord with a minor seventh: mellower than a plain minor chord, heard all over jazz, soul and pop. It is the ii of the famous ii – V – I progression.
A “suspended” chord: the third is replaced by the second. Neither major nor minor, it sounds open and airy, and often moves back to the major chord.
The third is replaced by the fourth: a gentle tension that naturally resolves to the major chord (sus4 → major).
Two minor thirds stacked: an unstable, tense chord, used mostly to pass from one chord to another.
Two major thirds stacked, the fifth raised a semitone: a strange, floating sound, often used to slide from one chord to the next.
A major chord with an added sixth: a warm, slightly vintage color, typical of swing and old-time pop. It often replaces the major chord at the end of a piece.
A minor chord with a major sixth: a mysterious color, heard in jazz and in the tango.
A major chord with an added ninth (the second, an octave higher): richer and more modern than the plain major chord, very common in pop.
Three minor thirds stacked: the chord is symmetrical, it splits the octave into four equal parts. Very tense, it serves as a passing chord or in place of the dominant.
A diminished chord with a minor seventh, also written ø: it is the ii chord of minor keys, right before the dominant (the minor ii – V – i).