In all cases you will need to preface the name with a chord pitch. For example, the reference for an 11th chord is listed simply as “11”; you would use a “C11” or “Eb11”, etc. in your MMA source file. Read the MMA Reference Guide if you don't understand this.
This document was prepared as a reference to verify the correctness of the chords and scales used in MMA . If you find an error, please let the author know.
MMA defines 98 unique chords plus 62 aliases. Chords used in MMA via aliased names are listed after the main name.
(
5) — Major triad with flat 5th. MMA notatation requires the () around the name.
+7
9
11 — Augmented 7th with flat 9th and sharp 11th.
11 — 9th chord plus 11th (3rd not voiced).
11+, 11
5
— Augmented 11th (sharp 5).
11
9 — 7th chord plus flat 9th and 11th.
13 — 7th (including 5th) plus 13th (the 9th and 11th are not voiced).
13
11 — 7th plus sharp 11th and 13th (9th not voiced).
13
9 — 7th (including 5th) plus 13th and sharp 9th (11th not voiced).
13
5 — 7th with flat 5th, plus 13th (the 9th and 11th are not voiced).
13
9, M7(add13)
— 7th (including 5th) plus 13th and flat 9th (11th not voiced).
13sus, 13sus4
— 7sus, plus 9th and 13th
13sus
9 — 7sus, plus flat 9th and 13th
5 — Altered Fifth or Power Chord; root and 5th only.
6, M6
— Major triad with added 6th.
6(add9), 69
— 6th with added 9th. This is sometimes notated as a slash chord in the form “6/9”. MMA voices the 6th an octave higher.
7
11 — 7th plus sharp 11th (9th omitted).
7
5
9 — 7th with sharp 5th and sharp 9th.
7
9
11 — 7th plus sharp 9th and sharp 11th.
7
9
13 — 7th with sharp 9th and flat 13th.
7(add13) — 7th with added 13th.
7
13 — 7th (including 5th) plus flat 13th (the 9th and 11th are not voiced).
7
5
9 — 7th with flat 5th and sharp 9th.
7
5(add13) — 7th with flat 5 and 13th.
7
5
9, 7alt
— 7th with flat 5th and flat 9th.
7
9
11 — 7th plus flat 9th and sharp 11th.
7omit3, 7(omit3)
— 7th with unvoiced 3rd.
7sus, 7sus4
— 7th with suspended 4th, dominant 7th with 3rd raised half tone.
7sus2 — A sus2 with dominant 7th added.
7sus
9, 7
9sus
— 7th with suspended 4th and flat 9th.
9
11 — 7th plus 9th and sharp 11th.
9
5, aug9, 9+, +9, 9+5
— 7th plus 9th with sharp 5th (same as aug9).
9
5, 9-5
— 7th plus 9th with flat 5th.
9
6 — 9th with flat 6 (no 5th or 7th).
M — Major triad. This is the default and is used in the absence of any other chord type specification.
M
11 — Major triad plus sharp 11th.
M13, maj13
— Major 7th (including 5th) plus 13th (9th and 11th not voiced).
M13
11 — Major 7th plus sharp 11th and 13th (9th not voiced).
M7
11 — Major 7th plus sharp 11th (9th omitted).
M7
5, +M7, M7+5
— Major 7th with sharp 5th.
M7
5, M7-5
— Major 7th with a flat 5th.
M9, maj9
— Major 7th plus 9th.
M9
11 — Major 9th plus sharp 11th.
add
9, (add
9)
— Major chord plus sharp 9th (no 7th.)
add9, (add9)
— Major chord plus 9th (no 7th.)
add
9, (add
9)
— Major chord plus flat 9th (no 7th.)
aug, +, (
5)
— Augmented triad.
aug7, +7, 7+, 7
5, 7+5
— An augmented chord (raised 5th) with a dominant 7th.
aug7
9, +7
9
— An augmented chord (raised 5th) with a dominant 7th and sharp 9th.
aug7
9, +7
9, 7
5
9
— An augmented chord (raised 5th) with a dominant 7th and flat 9th.
aug9M7, +9M7
— An augmented chord (raised 5th) with a major 7th and 9th.
dim(
13) — Diminished seventh, added flat 13th.
dim7, dim, °
— Diminished seventh.
dim7(addM7), °(addM7)
— Diminished triad with added Major 7th.
m
5, m+5, m+
— Minor triad with augmented 5th.
m(sus9), m(add9)
— Minor triad plus 9th (no 7th).
m+7
9 — Augmented minor 7 plus sharp 9th.
m+7
9 — Augmented minor 7 plus flat 9th.
m+7
9
11 — Augmented minor 7th with flat 9th and sharp 11th.
m11 — 9th with minor 3rd, plus 11th.
m11
5 — Minor 7th with flat 5th plus 11th.
m13 — Minor 7th (including 5th) plus 13th (9th and 11th not voiced).
m6 — Minor 6th (flat 3rd plus a 6th).
m6(add9), m69
— Minor 6th with added 9th. This is sometimes notated as a slash chord in the form “m6/9”.
m7 — Minor 7th (flat 3rd plus dominant 7th).
m7
5 — Minor 7th with sharp 5th.
m7
9, m7(
9)
— Minor 7th with added sharp 9th.
m7(add11) — Minor 7th plus 11th.
m7(add13) — Minor 7th plus 13th.
m7
5, m7-5, ø
— Minor 7th, flat 5 (aka 1/2 diminished).
m7
5
9 — Minor 7th with flat 5th and flat 9th.
m7
9, m7(
9)
— Minor 7th with added flat 9th.
m7
9
11 — Minor 7th plus flat 9th and sharp 11th.
m7omit5, m7(omit5)
— Minor 7th with unvoiced 5th.
m7sus4, m7sus
— Minor suspended 4th, minor triad plus 4th and dominant 7th.
m9 — Minor triad plus 7th and 9th.
m9
11 — Minor 7th plus 9th and sharp 11th.
m9
5 — Minor triad, flat 5, plus 7th and 9th.
mM7, m(maj7), m+7, min(maj7), min
7, m
7
— Minor Triad plus Major 7th. You will also see this printed as “m(maj7)”, “m+7”, “min(maj7)” and “min
7” (which
MMA accepts); as well as the
MMA invalid forms: “-(Δ7)”, and “min
7”.
mM7(add9) — Minor Triad plus Major 7th and 9th.
m
5, m(
5), °3, dim3
— Minor triad with flat 5th (aka dim).
m
9 — Minor chord plus flat 9th (no 7th.)
msus4, msus
— Minor suspended 4th, minor triad plus 4th.
omit3add9, omit3(add9)
— Triad: root, 5th and 9th.
sus(add
9) — Suspended 4th, major triad with the 3rd raised half tone plus sharp 9th.
sus(add9) — Suspended 4th, major triad with the 3rd raised half tone plus 9th.
sus(add
9) — Suspended 4th, major triad with the 3rd raised half tone plus flat 9th.
sus2 — Suspended 2nd, major triad with the major 2nd above the root substituted for 3rd.
sus4, sus
— Suspended 4th, major triad with the 3rd raised half tone.
sus9, 9sus, 9sus4
— 7sus plus 9th.