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A.2 Common chord modifiers

The following table shows chord modifiers that can be used to generate standard chord structures.

Type	Interval	Modifier	Example	Output
Major	Major third, perfect fifth	5 or nothing	c1:5
Minor	Minor third, perfect fifth	m or m5	c1:m
Augmented	Major third, augmented fifth	aug	c1:aug
Diminished	Minor third, diminished fifth	dim	c1:dim
Dominant seventh	Major triad, minor seventh	7	c1:7
Major seventh	Major triad, major seventh	maj7 or maj	c1:maj7
Minor seventh	Minor triad, minor seventh	m7	c1:m7
Diminished seventh	Diminished triad, diminished seventh	dim7	c1:dim7
Augmented seventh	Augmented triad, minor seventh	aug7	c1:aug
Half-diminished seventh	Diminished triad, minor seventh	m7.5-	c1:m7.5-
Minor-major seventh	Minor triad, major seventh	m7+	m7+
Major sixth	Major triad, sixth	6	c1:6
Minor sixth	Minor triad, sixth	m6	c1:m6
Dominant ninth	Dominant seventh, major ninth	9	c1:9
Major ninth	Major seventh, major ninth	maj9	c1:maj9
Minor ninth	Minor seventh, major ninth	m9	c1:m9
Dominant eleventh	Dominant ninth, perfect eleventh	11	c1:11
Major eleventh	Major ninth, perfect eleventh	maj11	c1:maj11
Minor eleventh	Minor ninth, perfect eleventh	m11	c1:m11
Dominant thirteenth	Dominant ninth, major thirteenth	13	c1:13
Dominant thirteenth	Dominant eleventh, major thirteenth	13.11	c1:13.11
Major thirteenth	Major eleventh, major thirteenth	maj13.11	c1:maj13.11
Minor thirteenth	Minor eleventh, major thirteenth	m13.11	c1:m13.11
Suspended second	Major second, perfect fifth	sus2	c1:sus2
Suspended fourth	Perfect fourth, perfect fifth	sus4	c1:sus4
Power chord (two-voiced)	Perfect fifth	1.5	\powerChords c1:1.5
Power chord (three-voiced)	Perfect fifth, octave	1.5.8	\powerChords c1:1.5.8

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