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How to spell out chords

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Knowing how to spell the chords you play is as vital as any other topic in music. Observe whether the chord has a major or minor 3rd, check out for the 11th and 13th etc. If it's more than two octaves, your 2nd becomes your 9th, 4th becomes 11th and 6th becomes 13th. If you know how to spell out your chords it will be easy to explain the chordal concept to anyone who asks you.

10 Questions

  • BES
    Bassey Edem search
    • about 1mo ago
    #11 and b5 disparity

    Why is the dominant 7 b5 add 9 chord not a dominant 7(9) #11 . I'm confused a bit on how to know when to call it a #11 and a b5.


  • PO
    Princewill Okeugo
    • 2mo ago
    Assignment answer

    For the third one, I believe it is G dom7th #11


  • PO
    Princewill Okeugo
    • 2mo ago
    Assignment answer

    For the second assignment, I believe it is C dom 7th flat 5 added 9th/ b9th


  • PO
    Princewill Okeugo
    • 2mo ago
    Assignment Answer

    For the first one I believe it is: C Aug add 9 (#11) or D dominant 7th add 9 #11


  • EC
    Emmanuel Christopher
    • 4mo ago
    Hello sir

    How do we know the root in cases of rootless voicings?


  • O
    Oluwadamilare
    • over 1y ago
    Assignments

    The 1st chord is D9flat5 The second chord is C9 omit5#11b9 The third one is F13#11 sir.


  • AE
    Alex Eluro
    • almost 2y ago
    Assigment

    Left Hand: C E Bb Right Hand: D F# Bb Db E Chord name is C7 b5 b9


  • user
    Sijibomi Ajayi
    • almost 2y ago
    2nd chord

    C9(#11) with a b9


  • UE
    Udogwu Emiri
    • about 2y ago
    Second chord

    F#dom b5 b13


  • UE
    Udogwu Emiri
    • about 2y ago
    First chord

    D9 #11