We can talk about chords in terms of Indian notation, especially when talking about chords for ragas. Talk about major seventh note as the big Ni or the N3, and the major seventh chord spelling as S, big Ga, Pa and N3. Using big Ga and N3 together, as above, is a mixture of notation, Read the full article…

Jazz and melodic minor All the chords we will look at in this article are taken from the melodic minor harmony. Modern jazz uses melodic minor and its chords a lot. This article introduces you to three melodic minor chords used frequently in jazz by masters. Working with these chord symbols, finding the notes and Read the full article…

The 'sus' in C sus 2 or F sus 6 or D sus 4 is read as 'Suspended'. Major and minor chord  Major chord : root – major 3rd – fifth Minor chord : root – minor 3rd – fifth Suspended chords spelling sus 2 : Root – 2nd – fifth sus 4 : Root Read the full article…

Major 6th and Minor 6th chords Major 6th chord : Root – major 3rd – fifth – major 6th Minor 6th chord : Root – minor 3rd – fifth – major 6th The major and minor 6th chords have the same 6th note –  the major 6th. The difference between major 6th and minor 6th chords Read the full article…

Half diminished 7th is same as the minor 7th flat five chord . Diminished chord has the spelling : root – minor 3rd – flat fifth. It is a triad along with major, minor and augmented chords. Diminished 7th chord Diminished 7th chord has the spelling : root – minor 3rd – flat fifth – Read the full article…

Below is the explanation of the problem given as title. If you feel like solving the title, forget the remainder of the post for now, come back if you need help. Explanation for minor 7 flat five and minor 6th chords puzzle m7b5 is the chord form minor 7th flat five : root – minor Read the full article…

m7b5 is pronounced as 'minor seventh flat five'. 'Cm7b5' represents the chord C minor seventh flat five. Remember that in chord naming, a small letter 'm' indicates minor and caps 'M' indicates a Major. 'b' (or more correctly '♭') is the symbol for flat. Now, how do we find the notes to play the chord Read the full article…

9th, 11th, 13th notes 9th = seven + 2 = 2nd note 11th = seven +4 = 4th note 13th = seven + 6 = 6th note These notes are usually played one octave higher than the root. This way the root note comes in the bass section while the added 9ths 11ths or 13ths Read the full article…

The 'spelling' of a 7th chord is : root – third – fifth – seventh That is, when we add a seventh note to the basic triad (root – third – fifth), we get one of the seventh chords. How many sevenths – note options Root and fifth – there are only one note each. Read the full article…

If you need some help with Sequence of notes or Interval naming – naming the sequence of notes in terms of minor 3rd, perfect 4th, major 6th etc, please watch this video : Note sequence and Interval names If you are not familiar with naming of chords or how to form them from the sequence Read the full article…