Mus 437 Chord Spelling

The Way We Write Chords So that there will be absolutely no confusion in the studio

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Structure - Chords that fall within an octave Upper Structure - Chords that extend beyond an octave

& c ww #w

C
We Don't Use
C -7 C +7 C 7- C - 7 C 7 C0 C 07
& b b wwww # b wwww b www b wwww www b # www b b wwww b b wwww
w w
We Do Use

C min7 C aug7 C7 C min Maj7 C Maj7 C dim C dim7 C min7 b 5

& b b wwww # b wwww b www
w b wwww www
w b # www b b wwww b b wwww

Chords that are spelled within the structure don't use a parenthesis

C7 b5 C min 7 b 5 C min Maj7 C dim Maj7 C aug Maj7

& # b wwww b b b wwww b wwww b b wwww # wwww

Chords with tensions outside the octave do use parenthesis

C 7 ( # 191)
C7(b 9) C 7(# 9) C 7(# 11) C 7 (b 13)
www w bw
b # wwww #
C 7(9) C 7(13)
& b wwwww b b wwww b b wwww b www b www b www
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w w w w w w

Chords Arr II