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1(root) - 0
b2 - 1
2-2
b3 - 3
3-4
4-5
#4/b5 - 6
5-7
#5/b6 - 8
6-9
b7 - 10
7 - 11
Octave - 12
b9 -13
9 - 14
#9 - 15
2/9 are the same just separated by an octave, same goes for 4/11 and 6/13
Chord formations/ intervals in chords
Three Note Chords
Major Chord, Triad - 1 3 5
Minor Chord, Triad - 1 b3 5
Diminished Triad - 1 b3 b5
Augmented Triad - 1 3 #5
Suspended Triads - 1 4 5
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1 4 b7
Four Note Chords
Major 6th Chord - 1 3 5 6
Major 7th Chord - 1 3 5 7
C Maj(7), D Min(b7), E Min(b7), F Maj(7), G Dom (b7), A Min (b7), B half Diminshed
(b7)
Typical Progressions I IV vamp: C Maj - F Maj
I IV V: C Maj - F Maj - G Dom
ii V I: D Min - G Dom - C maj
I iv vamp: C Maj - A Min
I iv ii V - C Maj - A min - D Min- G Dom
I iv IV V - C maj - A min - F Maj - G Dom
I ii iii IV - C Maj - D min - E min - F Maj
Mixolydian Scale(Mode) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7, can be played over any natural dominant chord
C, D, E, F, G, A, Bb
C Dom(b7), D Min(b7), E Half Dim (b7) F Maj (7) G Min (b7) A Min (b7) Bb Maj (7)
Progressions
I IV - C Dom(b7) - F Maj(7)
I bVII - C Dom(b7) - Bb Maj(7)
I v - C Dom(b7) - G min(b7)
Minor Scale(Aeolian Mode) - 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7, can be played over most minor chords
C D Eb F G Ab Bb
C min(b7) D half Dim(b7) Eb maj(7) F min(b7) G min(b7) Ab maj (7) Bb dom(b7)
Progressions
i iv v: C min - F min - G min