Scale, Mode And Chord Finder

Chord Type	Formula	Example (in C)	Sound Character
Diminished	1 – b3 – b5	C – Eb – Gb	Tense, “dark”
Augmented	1 – 3 – #5	C – E – G#	Dreamy, “unstable”
7th (Dominant)	1 – 3 – 5 – b7	C – E – G – Bb	Bluesy, needs resolution
9th	1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – 9	C – E – G – Bb – D	Jazzy, “funky”
11th	1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – 9 – 11	C – E – G – Bb – D – F	Lush, “ethereal”

Chord Type

Formula

Example (in C)

Sound Character

Diminished

1 – b3 – b5

C – Eb – Gb

Tense, “dark”

Augmented

1 – 3 – #5

C – E – G#

Dreamy, “unstable”

7th (Dominant)

1 – 3 – 5 – b7

C – E – G – Bb

Bluesy, needs resolution

9th

1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – 9

C – E – G – Bb – D

Jazzy, “funky”

11th

1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – 9 – 11

C – E – G – Bb – D – F

Lush, “ethereal”

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Scale, Mode and Chord Finder

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