List of 72 Essential Piano Chords

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72 Basic Piano Chords

Here are the most basic of piano chords that you would want to know. Really there are only six basic chord varieties, which are transposed to all twelve keys. If you would like to learn these chords without memorizing this chart, it would be good for you to learn the logic behind these chords. In my book "How to Speed Read Piano Chord Symbols" I explain tricks for learning this logic quickly.

C Chords C major (C) C minor (Cm) C major 7th (CM7) C minor 7th (Cm7) C dominant 7th (C7) C diminished 7th (Cdim7)	C# Chords C# major (C#) C# minor (C#m) C# major 7th (C#M7) C# minor 7th (C#m7) C# dominant 7th (C#7) C# diminished 7th (C#dim7)	Db Chords Db major (Db) Db minor (Dbm) Db major 7th (DbM7) Db minor 7th (Dbm7) Db dominant 7th (Db7) Db diminished 7th (Dbdim7)	D Chords D major (D) D minor (Dm) D major 7th (DM7) D minor 7th (Dm7) D dominant 7th (D7) D diminished 7th (Ddim7)
D# Chords D# major (D#) D# minor (D#m) D# major 7th (D#M7) D# minor 7th (D#m7) D# dominant 7th (D#7) D# diminished 7th (D#dim7)	Eb Chords Eb major (Eb) Eb minor (Ebm) Eb major 7th (EbM7) Eb minor 7th (Ebm7) Eb dominant 7th (Eb7) Eb diminished 7th (Ebdim7)	E Chords E major (E) E minor (Em) E major 7th (EM7) E minor 7th (Em7) E dominant 7th (E7) E diminished 7th (Edim7)	F Chords F major (F) F minor (Fm) F major 7th (FM7) F minor 7th (Fm7) F dominant 7th (F7) F diminished 7th (Fdim7)
F# Chords F# major (F#) F# minor (F#m) F# major 7th (F#M7) F# minor 7th (F#m7) F# dominant 7th (F#7) F# diminished 7th (F#dim7)	Gb Chords Gb major (Gb) Gb minor (Gbm) Gb major 7th (GbM7) Gb minor 7th (Gbm7) Gb dominant 7th (Gb7) Gb diminished 7th (Gbdim7)	G Chords G major (G) G minor (Gm) G major 7th (GM7) G minor 7th (Gm7) G dominant 7th (G7) G diminished 7th (Gdim7)	G# Chords G# major (G#) G# minor (G#m) G# major 7th (G#M7) G# minor 7th (G#m7) G# dominant 7th (G#7) G# diminished 7th (G#dim7)
Ab Chords Ab major (Ab) Ab minor (Abm) Ab major 7th (AbM7) Ab minor 7th (Abm7) Ab dominant 7th (Ab7) Ab diminished 7th (Abdim7)	A Chords A major (A) A minor (Am) A major 7th (AM7) A minor 7th (Am7) A dominant 7th (A7) A diminished 7th (Adim7)	A# Chords A# major (A#) A# minor (A#m) A# major 7th (A#M7) A# minor 7th (A#m7) A# dominant 7th (A#7) A# diminished 7th (A#dim7)	Bb Chords Bb major (Bb) Bb minor (Bbm) Bb major 7th (BbM7) Bb minor 7th (Bbm7) Bb dominant 7th (Bb7) Bb diminished 7th (Bbdim7)
B Chords B major (B) B minor (Bm) B major 7th (BM7) B minor 7th (Bm7) B dominant 7th (B7) B diminished 7th (Bdim7)