Intervals
A chord consists of two or more notes played simultaneously that are certain intervals apart with respect to the chord root. The following table shows the labels given to these intervals and the respective notes for each of the twelve keys. As explained above, chord notation provides a shorthand for intervals, not actual notes. This table provides a mapping of intervals to actual notes to play.
| Chord root | Unison | Minor second | Major second | Minor third | Major third | Perfect fourth | Tritone | Perfect fifth | Minor sixth | Major sixth | Minor seventh | Major seventh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B / C♭ | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E |
| C | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | F♯ / G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B |
| G | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ / D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | F♯ |
| D | D | E♭ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ / A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ |
| A | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ / E♭ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ |
| E | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ / B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ |
| B | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | E♯ / F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ |
| F♯ | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | B♯ / C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | E♯ |
| G♭ | G♭ | A | A♭ | B | B♭ | C♭ | C / D | D♭ | E | E♭ | F♭ | F |
| C♯ | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | E♯ | F♯ | F / G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | B♯ |
| D♭ | D♭ | E | E♭ | F♭ | F | G♭ | G / A | A♭ | B | B♭ | C♭ | C |
| G♯ | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | B♯ | C♯ | C / D | D♯ | E | E♯ | F♯ | F |
| A♭ | A♭ | B | B♭ | C♭ | C | D♭ | D / E | E♭ | F♭ | F | G♭ | G |
| D♯ | D♯ | E | E♯ | F♯ | F | G♯ | G / A | A♯ | B | B♯ | C♯ | C |
| E♭ | E♭ | F♭ | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A / B | B♭ | C♭ | C | D♭ | D |
| A♯ | A♯ | B | B♯ | C♯ | C | D♯ | D / E | E♯ | F♯ | F | G♯ | G |
| B♭ | B♭ | C♭ | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E / F♭ | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A |
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