## Piano Chords

Every chord below is spelled out, drawn on a keyboard you can press, and graded as you play it. No download, no account: click the notes and the page tells you whether you found them.

Chords are named by their root note and their quality. **C** is the root; **major**, **minor**, **7th** and the rest describe the distances stacked above it. Learn one quality across all twelve roots and you have learned a shape, not a fact.

If you are starting out, play the major and minor triads on C, F and G first. Those six chords will get you through a startling number of real songs.


## Major Chords

Bright and settled. The chord most songs start and end on.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [C](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-major.md) | C E G |
| [C♯](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-major.md) | C♯ E♯ G♯ |
| [D](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-major.md) | D F♯ A |
| [E♭](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-major.md) | E♭ G B♭ |
| [E](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-major.md) | E G♯ B |
| [F](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-major.md) | F A C |
| [F♯](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-major.md) | F♯ A♯ C♯ |
| [G](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-major.md) | G B D |
| [A♭](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-major.md) | A♭ C E♭ |
| [A](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-major.md) | A C♯ E |
| [B♭](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-major.md) | B♭ D F |
| [B](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-major.md) | B D♯ F♯ |


## Minor Chords

One note lower in the middle, and the whole mood changes.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [Cm](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-minor.md) | C E♭ G |
| [C♯m](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-minor.md) | C♯ E G♯ |
| [Dm](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-minor.md) | D F A |
| [E♭m](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-minor.md) | E♭ G♭ B♭ |
| [Em](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-minor.md) | E G B |
| [Fm](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-minor.md) | F A♭ C |
| [F♯m](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-minor.md) | F♯ A C♯ |
| [Gm](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-minor.md) | G B♭ D |
| [A♭m](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-minor.md) | A♭ C♭ E♭ |
| [Am](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-minor.md) | A C E |
| [B♭m](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-minor.md) | B♭ D♭ F |
| [Bm](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-minor.md) | B D F♯ |


## Diminished Chords

Unsettled on purpose. It exists to move somewhere else.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [Cdim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-diminished.md) | C E♭ F♯ |
| [C♯dim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-diminished.md) | C♯ E G |
| [Ddim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-diminished.md) | D F G♯ |
| [E♭dim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-diminished.md) | E♭ G♭ A |
| [Edim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-diminished.md) | E G A♯ |
| [Fdim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-diminished.md) | F A♭ B |
| [F♯dim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-diminished.md) | F♯ A B♯ |
| [Gdim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-diminished.md) | G B♭ C♯ |
| [A♭dim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-diminished.md) | A♭ C♭ D |
| [Adim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-diminished.md) | A C D♯ |
| [B♭dim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-diminished.md) | B♭ D♭ F♭ |
| [Bdim](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-diminished.md) | B D F |


## Augmented Chords

Suspended in mid-air — no key really owns it, which is why it is used to get between two that do.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [Caug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-augmented.md) | C E G♯ |
| [C♯aug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-augmented.md) | C♯ E♯ A |
| [Daug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-augmented.md) | D F♯ A♯ |
| [E♭aug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-augmented.md) | E♭ G C♭ |
| [Eaug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-augmented.md) | E G♯ C |
| [Faug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-augmented.md) | F A C♯ |
| [F♯aug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-augmented.md) | F♯ A♯ D |
| [Gaug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-augmented.md) | G B D♯ |
| [A♭aug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-augmented.md) | A♭ C F♭ |
| [Aaug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-augmented.md) | A C♯ F |
| [B♭aug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-augmented.md) | B♭ D G♭ |
| [Baug](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-augmented.md) | B D♯ G |


## Dominant 7th Chords

The strongest pull in tonal music. It wants to resolve, and it wants to resolve now.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [C7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-dominant-7th.md) | C E G A♯ |
| [C♯7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-dominant-7th.md) | C♯ E♯ G♯ B |
| [D7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-dominant-7th.md) | D F♯ A C |
| [E♭7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-dominant-7th.md) | E♭ G B♭ D♭ |
| [E7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-dominant-7th.md) | E G♯ B D |
| [F7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-dominant-7th.md) | F A C D♯ |
| [F♯7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-dominant-7th.md) | F♯ A♯ C♯ E |
| [G7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-dominant-7th.md) | G B D F |
| [A♭7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-dominant-7th.md) | A♭ C E♭ G♭ |
| [A7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-dominant-7th.md) | A C♯ E G |
| [B♭7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-dominant-7th.md) | B♭ D F A♭ |
| [B7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-dominant-7th.md) | B D♯ F♯ A |


## Major 7th Chords

Warm and unhurried. The sound of a ballad that is in no rush.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [Cmaj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-major-7th.md) | C E G B |
| [C♯maj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-major-7th.md) | C♯ E♯ G♯ B♯ |
| [Dmaj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-major-7th.md) | D F♯ A C♯ |
| [E♭maj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-major-7th.md) | E♭ G B♭ D |
| [Emaj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-major-7th.md) | E G♯ B D♯ |
| [Fmaj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-major-7th.md) | F A C E |
| [F♯maj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-major-7th.md) | F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯ |
| [Gmaj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-major-7th.md) | G B D F♯ |
| [A♭maj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-major-7th.md) | A♭ C E♭ G |
| [Amaj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-major-7th.md) | A C♯ E G♯ |
| [B♭maj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-major-7th.md) | B♭ D F A |
| [Bmaj7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-major-7th.md) | B D♯ F♯ A♯ |


## Minor 7th Chords

Minor without the melancholy. Soul, jazz and most film cues live here.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [Cm7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-minor-7th.md) | C E♭ G B♭ |
| [C♯m7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-minor-7th.md) | C♯ E G♯ B |
| [Dm7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-minor-7th.md) | D F A C |
| [E♭m7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-minor-7th.md) | E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ |
| [Em7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-minor-7th.md) | E G B D |
| [Fm7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-minor-7th.md) | F A♭ C E♭ |
| [F♯m7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-minor-7th.md) | F♯ A C♯ E |
| [Gm7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-minor-7th.md) | G B♭ D F |
| [A♭m7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-minor-7th.md) | A♭ C♭ E♭ G♭ |
| [Am7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-minor-7th.md) | A C E G |
| [B♭m7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-minor-7th.md) | B♭ D♭ F A♭ |
| [Bm7](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-minor-7th.md) | B D F♯ A |


## Sus2 Chords

Neither major nor minor: the third is replaced by the note below it.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [Csus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sus2.md) | C D G |
| [C♯sus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-sus2.md) | C♯ D♯ G♯ |
| [Dsus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-sus2.md) | D E A |
| [E♭sus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-sus2.md) | E♭ F B♭ |
| [Esus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-sus2.md) | E F♯ B |
| [Fsus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sus2.md) | F G C |
| [F♯sus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-sus2.md) | F♯ G♯ C♯ |
| [Gsus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-sus2.md) | G A D |
| [A♭sus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-sus2.md) | A♭ B♭ E♭ |
| [Asus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-sus2.md) | A B E |
| [B♭sus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-sus2.md) | B♭ C F |
| [Bsus2](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-sus2.md) | B C♯ F♯ |


## Sus4 Chords

The third is replaced by the note above. Tension without darkness.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [Csus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sus4.md) | C F G |
| [C♯sus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-sus4.md) | C♯ F♯ G♯ |
| [Dsus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-sus4.md) | D G A |
| [E♭sus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-sus4.md) | E♭ A♭ B♭ |
| [Esus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-sus4.md) | E A B |
| [Fsus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sus4.md) | F B♭ C |
| [F♯sus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-sus4.md) | F♯ B C♯ |
| [Gsus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-sus4.md) | G C D |
| [A♭sus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-sus4.md) | A♭ D♭ E♭ |
| [Asus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-sus4.md) | A D E |
| [B♭sus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-sus4.md) | B♭ E♭ F |
| [Bsus4](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-sus4.md) | B E F♯ |


## Add9 Chords

A major chord with one extra colour on top and nothing taken away.

| Chord | Notes |
|---|---|
| [Cadd9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-add9.md) | C E G D |
| [C♯add9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/c-sharp-add9.md) | C♯ E♯ G♯ D♯ |
| [Dadd9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/d-add9.md) | D F♯ A E |
| [E♭add9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-flat-add9.md) | E♭ G B♭ F |
| [Eadd9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/e-add9.md) | E G♯ B F♯ |
| [Fadd9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-add9.md) | F A C G |
| [F♯add9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/f-sharp-add9.md) | F♯ A♯ C♯ G♯ |
| [Gadd9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/g-add9.md) | G B D A |
| [A♭add9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-flat-add9.md) | A♭ C E♭ B♭ |
| [Aadd9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/a-add9.md) | A C♯ E B |
| [B♭add9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-flat-add9.md) | B♭ D F C |
| [Badd9](/sheet-music/piano-chords/b-add9.md) | B D♯ F♯ C♯ |