Chord symbols
Letter names with m, 7, maj7, 6, sus4 and slash bass: the shorthand of lead sheets.
- Category
- Chords and harmony
- First taught in
- 3.10 Play from chord symbols
- Theory cards
- Lead sheets: block chords (Level 3)
- Reading lead-sheet symbols (Level 6)
In the lessons
3 lessons and 3 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 3.10 | Play from chord symbolsStrutting Rag March, written for the Method |
| 6.1 | Compare seventh chordsPrelude in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20, Frédéric Chopin |
| 8.6 | Read richer chord symbolsElite Syncopations, Scott Joplin |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 3.10 | Chord symbols |
| 6.1 | Seventh chords |
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