Dreamy Piano Chords

These chords are full without being tense. The major seventh, the ninth and the suspended second all add a note that colours the harmony without demanding a resolution, which is why they can hold under a slow passage for as long as you like.

72 chords carry this tag, across 6 chord types: suspended 2nd, major 7th, minor 7th, major 9th, minor 9th, dominant 11th. Each one has its notes spelled for that key, a fingering worked out from its own shape, a staff, and a keyboard you can hear it on.

Triads

Three notes. Every one of these is playable with one hand from day one, and between them they cover most of the music anybody starts out learning.

Suspended 2nd Chords

Suspended 2nd chords sound open and airy, great for ambient and modern pop.

Csus2
C – D – G
Dbsus2
Db – Eb – Ab
Dsus2
D – E – A
Ebsus2
Eb – F – Bb
Esus2
E – F# – B
Fsus2
F – G – C
F#sus2
F# – G# – C#
Gsus2
G – A – D
Absus2
Ab – Bb – Eb
Asus2
A – B – E
Bbsus2
Bb – C – F
Bsus2
B – C# – F#

Seventh chords

A triad with a fourth note stacked on top. Sevenths are where harmony stops being just bright or dark and starts having a direction it wants to go.

Major 7th Chords

Major 7th chords sound smooth and jazzy, common in bossa nova and R&B.

Cmaj7
C – E – G – B
Dbmaj7
Db – F – Ab – C
Dmaj7
D – F# – A – C#
Ebmaj7
Eb – G – Bb – D
Emaj7
E – G# – B – D#
Fmaj7
F – A – C – E
F#maj7
F# – A# – C# – E#
Gmaj7
G – B – D – F#
Abmaj7
Ab – C – Eb – G
Amaj7
A – C# – E – G#
Bbmaj7
Bb – D – F – A
Bmaj7
B – D# – F# – A#

Minor 7th Chords

Minor 7th chords blend sadness with sophistication. A staple of jazz and neo-soul.

Cm7
C – Eb – G – Bb
C#m7
C# – E – G# – B
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Ebm7
Eb – Gb – Bb – Db
Em7
E – G – B – D
Fm7
F – Ab – C – Eb
F#m7
F# – A – C# – E
Gm7
G – Bb – D – F
G#m7
G# – B – D# – F#
Am7
A – C – E – G
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab
Bm7
B – D – F# – A

Extended chords

Ninths, elevenths and thirteenths. These are wider than one hand, so each page shows the two-hand voicing a player actually uses rather than a stack of five notes in a row.

Major 9th Chords

Major 9th chords are the major 7th with one more note of colour stacked on top.

Cmaj9
C – E – G – B – D
Dbmaj9
Db – F – Ab – C – Eb
Dmaj9
D – F# – A – C# – E
Ebmaj9
Eb – G – Bb – D – F
Emaj9
E – G# – B – D# – F#
Fmaj9
F – A – C – E – G
F#maj9
F# – A# – C# – E# – G#
Gmaj9
G – B – D – F# – A
Abmaj9
Ab – C – Eb – G – Bb
Amaj9
A – C# – E – G# – B
Bbmaj9
Bb – D – F – A – C
Bmaj9
B – D# – F# – A# – C#

Minor 9th Chords

Minor 9th chords are smoky and relaxed, the backbone of neo-soul and bossa nova.

Cm9
C – Eb – G – Bb – D
C#m9
C# – E – G# – B – D#
Dm9
D – F – A – C – E
Ebm9
Eb – Gb – Bb – Db – F
Em9
E – G – B – D – F#
Fm9
F – Ab – C – Eb – G
F#m9
F# – A – C# – E – G#
Gm9
G – Bb – D – F – A
G#m9
G# – B – D# – F# – A#
Am9
A – C – E – G – B
Bbm9
Bb – Db – F – Ab – C
Bm9
B – D – F# – A – C#

Dominant 11th Chords

Dominant 11th chords drop the third, leaving a suspended dominant that floats.

C11
C – G – Bb – D – F
Db11
Db – Ab – Cb – Eb – Gb
D11
D – A – C – E – G
Eb11
Eb – Bb – Db – F – Ab
E11
E – B – D – F# – A
F11
F – C – Eb – G – Bb
F#11
F# – C# – E – G# – B
G11
G – D – F – A – C
Ab11
Ab – Eb – Gb – Bb – Db
A11
A – E – G – B – D
Bb11
Bb – F – Ab – C – Eb
B11
B – F# – A – C# – E

Other tags

The same 288 chords, sorted a different way.

StylePop84Jazz192Blues36Rock48Classical72Gospel & Soul120Funk72Film Score96
MoodBright48Dark72Tense96Dreamy72
UseFirst Chords34Songwriting96Passing Chords36Two-Hand Chords108
LevelBeginner54Intermediate97Advanced137

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