Is there somewhere that tells how to read the chords?

[Ken Nielsen]

I think I know a plus sign means augmented and a degree small zero probably means diminished, but I am only guessing. When a chord needs a +11 or something that you do not ordinarily find on a simple chord chart (I want to play on either piano and guitar) Where can I find the description of what the symbols mean the way they are written in iReal Book?

I know sometimes there are differences in the way people write out chords and the charts I have do not sound right. I think the chords in iReal Book are a little fancier than what I have been able to find descriptions of on the internet yet. Do you have any good links to chord definition sites?

TIA,

Ken

PS: I just found this on another thread, and this is a good start, but I would like to learn how to construct chords and make them right to follow iReal Book the best possible way.

Posted in another thread by BOB:


"-" means minor

The triangle means maj.7

circle means diminished

circle with a slash means half-diminished, think min7b5

the + means augmented (#5)

 

[pdxdjazz]

Chord qualities

UPDATE 2017
Chord Diagrams are now included in the app (piano, guitar, ukulele) and scales in notation too.
http://www.irealpro.com/dwkb/change-chord-fonts-and-show-chord-diagrams/

Also read this thread:
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/GLOSSARY-iReal-Pro.188/

Hi Ken,
look at this article (it's pretty technical)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_(music)
start with the chart on Triads
and then the other charts that add additional notes
and further modify the chords
Here's a couple more pages you might find helpful:
http://www.piano-lessons-info.com/understanding-piano-chords.html
http://www.piano-lessons-info.com/read-piano-chords.html

Jazz ain't rocket science.....wait, maybe it is.

)BOB

 

[Ken Nielsen]

That looks exactly like rocket science to me. I can see taking years of Music Theory at Julliard before mastering the subject. Here's what I was looking for: The Ultimate Guitar Chrod ChartII by Pilliip J. Facoline:

http://www.guitarnotes.com/guitar/notes2/ultimate.pdf

He gives 20 pages of chord charts that give a good encampment of most all of the chords that anyone would ever need, This one is for guitar, but for Piano, again, Band-In-A-Box will nicely display any chord you want on a virtual keyboard. Good thing we have the internet as a resource.

Thanks pdx

 

[Petimar]

http://tamingthesaxophone.com/jazz-chord-symbols.html