Extra Chord Forming Guide

Forming Chords
Type of Chord	Chord Structure
Major Triad	1st (root) + 3rd + 5th notes of a major scale
Minor Triad	1st (root) + 3rd + 5th notes of a minor scale
Diminished Triads	1st (root) + flatted 3rd (b3) + flatted 5th (b5) notes of a major scale
Augmented Triads	1st (root) + 3rd + sharped 5th (#5th) notes of a major scale.
Major 7th Chord	1st (root) + 3rd + 5th + 7th notes of a major scale
Minor 7th Chord	1st (root) + flatted 3rd (b3) + 5th + flatted 7th (b7) notes (derived from a major scale)
Dominant 7th Chord	1st (root) + 3rd + 5th + flatted 7th (b7) notes of a major scale
Sixth Chord	1st (root) + 3rd + 5th + 6th notes of a major or minor scale.
Dominant 9th Chord	add a ninth to a dominant 7th chord (1st + 3rd + 5th + flatted 7th + 9th)
Major 9th Chord	add a ninth to a major 7th chord (1st + 3rd + 5th + 7th + 9th)
Minor 9th Chord	add a ninth to a minor 7th chord (1st + 3rd + 5th + flatted 7th + 9th)
sus2 Chord	1st (root) + 2nd + 5th notes of either a major or minor scale
sus4 Chord	1st (root) + 4th + 5th notes of either a major or minor scale