Chord notes

Tip
Name chord notes using this mnemonic: F-A-C-E-G-B-D.

Note
The mnemonic only indicates the letter name of the notes, and not whether they are sharp or flat.

Examples:

                    major chord: R - M3 - P5 

                    F: F-A-C
                    A: A-C#-E
                    C: C-E-G 
                    E: E-G#-B 
                    G: G-B-D 
                    B: B-D#-F# 
                    D: D-F#-A

                    minor chord: R - m3 - P5 

                    Fm: F-Ab-C
                    Am: A-C-E
                    Cm: C-Eb-G 
                    Em: E-G-B 
                    Gm: G-Bb-D 
                    Bm: B-D-F# 
                    Dm: D-F-A

                    major 7th chord: R - M3 - P5 - M7 

                    Fmaj7: F-A-C-E 
                    Amaj7: A-C#-E-G#
                    Cmaj7: C-E-G-B
                    Emaj7: E-G#-B-D#
                    Gmaj7: G-B-D-F#
                    Bmaj7: B-D#-F#-A# 
                    Dmaj7: D-F#-A-C#
                

• The major scale