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    Music Theory

    Essentials Secret
    Chord Codes
    BUSYWORKSBEATS.COM
    C H AP TE R 1

    Common Chord Codes

    How to Use the Codes: Common Codes:

    1. Pick any key on your keyboard piano- Major Chord (0-4-7)


    This is your Zero Point
    Minor Chord (0-3-7)
    2. Starting at Zero, simply count up the
    Major 7th Chord (0-4-7-11)
    keyboard to complete the given code
    Minor 7th Chord (0-3-7-10)

    Augmented (0-4-8)

    Diminished (0-3-6)

    1
    These Chord Codes are used commonly
    in songwriting. You can choose to memo-
    rize these, but remember, you can come
    up with all the common chord codes
    only memorizing the Major Chord Code
    (0-4-7)

    2
    C H AP TE R 2

    Major Chords

    How to Use the Codes:

    1. Pick any key on your keyboard piano- Major Codes


    This is your Zero Point
    Major (0-4-7)
    2. Starting at Zero, simply count up the
    Major 7th (0-4-7-11)
    keyboard to complete the given code
    Major 9th (0-4-7-11-2^)
    Key:
    Major 11th (0-4-7-11-2^-5^)
    ^=Note Raised one octave
    Major 13th (0-4-7-11-2^-6^-9^)
    These chords are major because the core
    code is (0-4-7) Major Sixth (0-4-7-9)

    3
    Major Sixth Ninth (0-4-7-9-2^) Advanced Major Chords

    Augmented 11th (0-4-7-10-2^-6^)

    Dominant 11th (0-4-7-10-2^-5^)

    Dominant Minor 9th

    (0-4-7-10-1^)

    Dominant 9th (0-4-7-10-2^)

    Dominant 7th (0-4-7-10)

    Dominant 13th (0-4-7-10-2^-5^-9^)

    Harmonic 7th (0-4-7-10)

    Lydian Chord (0-4-7-11-6^)

    Seven Six Chord (0-4-7-9-10)

    Seventh Flat 9 Chord

    (0-4-7-10-1^)

    Dominant (0-4-7)

    Secondary Dominant (0-4-7)

    Subdominant (0-4-7)

    Subtonic (0-4-7)

    Tonic (0-4-7)

    Major Style Chords

    [Major style, but not 0-4-7]

    Mu Chord (0-2-4-7)

    Neapolitan Chord (1-5-8)

    4
    5
    C H AP TE R 3

    Minor Chords

    How to Use the Codes:

    1. Pick any key on your keyboard piano- Minor Codes


    This is your Zero Point
    Minor (0-3-7)
    2. Starting at Zero, simply count up the
    Minor 7th (0-3-7-10)
    keyboard to complete the given code
    Minor 9th (0-3-7-10-2^)
    Key:
    Minor 11th (0-3-7-10-2^-5^)
    ^=Note Raised one octave
    Minor 13th (0-3-7-10-2^-5^-9^)
    These chords are minor because the core
    code is (0-3-7) Minor 6th (0-3-7-9)

    6
    Minor Sixth 9th (0-3-7-9-2^) Alternative Named Chords

    Minor Major 7th (0-3-7-11) Dominant Parallel (0-3-7)

    Mediant (0-3-7)

    Psalms (0-3-7)

    Secondary Supertonic (0-3-7)

    Subdominant Parallel (0-3-7)

    Submediant (0-3-7)

    Supertonic (0-3-7)

    Tonic Counter Parallel

    (0-3-7)

    Tonic Parallel (0-3-7)

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    8
    C H AP TE R 4

    Augmented Chords

    How to Use the Codes:

    1. Pick any key on your keyboard piano- Augmented Codes


    This is your Zero Point
    Augmented (0-4-8)
    2. Starting at Zero, simply count up the
    Augmented Major 7th
    keyboard to complete the given code
    (0-4-8-11)
    Key:
    Augmented 7th (0-4-8-10)
    ^=Note Raised one octave

    These chords are augmented because the


    core code is (0-4-8)

    9
    Advanced Augmented Chords

    Major 7th Sharp 11 (0-4-7-11-6^)

    Ninth Augmented 5th (0-4-8-10-2^)

    10
    C H AP TE R 5

    Diminished Chords

    How to Use the Codes:

    1. Pick any key on your keyboard piano- Diminished Codes


    This is your Zero Point
    Diminished (0-3-6)
    2. Starting at Zero, simply count up the
    Diminished Major 7th (0-3-6-11)
    keyboard to complete the given code
    Diminished 7th (0-3-6-9)
    Key:

    ^=Note Raised one octave

    These chords are diminished because


    they all start with (0-3-7)

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    Advanced Diminished Chords

    Dominant 7th Flat 5 (0-4-6-10)

    Half-Diminished 7th (0-3-6-10)

    Leading Tone (0-3-6)

    Secondary Leading Tone (0-3-6)

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    C H AP TE R 6

    Miscellaneous Chords

    How to Use the Codes:

    1. Pick any key on your keyboard piano- Miscellaneous Codes


    This is your Zero Point
    Augmented Sixth (0-6-8)
    2. Starting at Zero, simply count up the
    Dominant 7th Raised 9th/
    keyboard to complete the given code
    Dominant 7th Split 3rd (0-4-7-10-3^)
    Key:
    Dream (0-5-6-7)
    ^=Note Raised one octave
    Elektra (0-7-9-1^-4^)
    These chords are occasionally used but
    experimenting with them may help you Farben (0-8-11-4^-9^)
    find inspiration
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    Augmented 9th (0-4-7-10-3^)

    Hendrix (0-4-7-10-3^)

    Magic (0-1-5-6-10-0^-3^-5^)

    Mystic (0-6-10-4^-9^-2^^)

    Ninth Flat 5th (0-4-6-10-2^)

    Northern Lights (1-2-8-0^-3^-6^-7^-


    10^-11^-4^^-7^^)

    Hexachord (0-1-4-5-8-9)

    Petrushka (0-1-4-6-7-10)

    Power Chord (0-7)

    Seventh Suspension 4 Chord

    (0-5-7-10)

    So What (0-5-10-3^-7^)

    Suspended (0-5-7)

    Tristan (0-3-6-10)

    Viennese Trichord (0-1-6)/(0-6-7)

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