LilyPond Notation Reference: A.2 Common chord modifiers

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A.2 Common chord modifiers

The following table shows chord modifiers that can be used to generate standard chord structures.

Type	Interval	Modifier	Example	Output
Major	Major third, perfect fifth	`5` or nothing	`c1:5`
Minor	Minor third, perfect fifth	`m` or `m5`	`c1:m`
Augmented	Major third, augmented fifth	`aug`	`c1:aug`
Diminished	Minor third, diminished fifth	`dim`	`c1:dim`
Dominant seventh	Major triad, minor seventh	`7`	`c1:7`
Major seventh	Major triad, major seventh	`maj7` or `maj`	`c1:maj7`
Minor seventh	Minor triad, minor seventh	`m7`	`c1:m7`
Diminished seventh	Diminished triad, diminished seventh	`dim7`	`c1:dim7`
Augmented seventh	Augmented triad, minor seventh	`aug7`	`c1:aug7`
Half-diminished seventh	Diminished triad, minor seventh	`m7.5-`	`c1:m7.5-`
Minor-major seventh	Minor triad, major seventh	`m7+`	`c1:m7+`
Major sixth	Major triad, sixth	`6`	`c1:6`
Minor sixth	Minor triad, sixth	`m6`	`c1:m6`
Dominant ninth	Dominant seventh, major ninth	`9`	`c1:9`
Major ninth	Major seventh, major ninth	`maj9`	`c1:maj9`
Minor ninth	Minor seventh, major ninth	`m9`	`c1:m9`
Dominant eleventh	Dominant ninth, perfect eleventh	`11`	`c1:11`
Major eleventh	Major ninth, perfect eleventh	`maj11`	`c1:maj11`
Minor eleventh	Minor ninth, perfect eleventh	`m11`	`c1:m11`
Dominant thirteenth	Dominant ninth, major thirteenth	`13`	`c1:13`
Dominant thirteenth	Dominant eleventh, major thirteenth	`13.11`	`c1:13.11`
Major thirteenth	Major eleventh, major thirteenth	`maj13.11`	`c1:maj13.11`
Minor thirteenth	Minor eleventh, major thirteenth	`m13.11`	`c1:m13.11`
Suspended second	Major second, perfect fifth	`sus2`	`c1:sus2`
Suspended fourth	Perfect fourth, perfect fifth	`sus4`	`c1:sus4`
Power chord (two-voiced)	Perfect fifth	`1.5`	`c1:5`
Power chord (three-voiced)	Perfect fifth, octave	`1.5.8`	`c1:5.8`

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A.2 Common chord modifiers

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