C chords

Piano chords with the root note C including pictures and explanation.
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C chord categories

C Cm C7 Cm7 Cmaj7 CmM7 C6 Cm6 C6/9 C5 C9 Cm9 Cmaj9 C11 Cm11 Cmaj11 C13 Cm13 Cmaj13 Cadd C7-5 C7+5 Csus Cdim Cdim7 Cm7b5 Caug Caug7

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Explanations

Abbreviations are often used in chord names (alternative chord symbols in parentheses).

C - C major (C△)
Cm - C minor
C7 - C dominant seventh
Cm7 - C minor seventh
Cmaj7 - C major seventh (C△7)
CmM7 - C minor major seventh
C6 - C major sixth
Cm6 - C minor sixth
C6/9 - C sixth/ninth (sixth added ninth)
C5 - C fifth
C9 - C dominant ninth
Cm9 - C minor ninth
Cmaj9 - C major ninth
C11 - C eleventh
Cm11 - C minor eleventh
C13 - C thirteenth
Cm13 - C minor thirteenth
Cmaj13 - C major thirteenth
Cadd - C add
C7-5 - C seven minus five
C7+5 - C seven plus five
Csus - C suspended
Cdim - C diminished (C°)
Cdim7 - C diminished seventh (C°7)
Cm7b5 - C minor seventh flat five (Cø)
Caug - C augmented (C+)
Caug7 - C augmented seventh