Julie Swihart

C Piano Chords PDF

There are many different types of chords on the piano. Let’s look at seventeen different C piano chords using this C Chords PDF. Get your copy below:

How to Build These Chords:

C major = C – E – G
Major chords are built using the first, third and fifth notes of the matching major scale.

C minor = C – E♭ – G
Minor chords are built using the first, third and fifth notes of the matching major scale, but the third note is lowered 1/2 step.

C augmented = C – E – G♯
Augmented chords are built using the first, third and fifth notes of the matching major scale, but the fifth note is raised 1/2 step.

C diminished = C – E♭ – G♭
Diminished chords are built using the first, third and fifth notes of the matching major scale, but the third and fifth notes are lowered 1/2 step.

C second = C – D – E – G
Second chords are built using the first, second, third and fifth notes of the matching major scale.

C minor second = C – D – E♭ – G
Minor second chords are built using the first, second, third and fifth notes of the matching major scale, but the third note is lowered 1/2 step.

C suspended second = C – D – G
Suspended second chords are built using the first, second and fifth notes of the matching major scale.

C suspended fourth = C – F – G
Suspended fourth chords are built using the first, fourth and fifth notes of the matching major scale.

C fifth = C – G
Fifth chords are built using the first and fifth notes of the matching major scale.

C sixth = C – E – G – A
Sixth chords are built using the first, third, fifth and sixth notes of the matching major scale.

C minor sixth = C – E♭ – G – A
Minor sixth chords are built using the first, third, fifth and sixth notes of the matching major scale, but the third note is lowered 1/2 step.

Chord Types Printable

Learn to play 17 types of piano chords using 12 different root notes with this 34-page PDF! Chords are sorted both by their root note (C, D, E, etc.) and type (major, minor, augmented, diminished, etc.).

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C seventh = C – E – G – B♭
Seventh chords are built using the first, third, fifth, and seventh notes of the matching major scale, but the seventh note is lowered 1/2 step.

C minor seventh = C – E♭ – G – B♭
Minor seventh chords are built using the first, third, fifth and seventh notes of the matching major scale, but the third and seventh notes are lowered 1/2 step.

C major seventh = C – E – G – B
Major seventh chords are built using the first, third, fifth and seventh notes of the matching major scale.

C ninth = C – E – G – B♭ – D
Ninth chords are built using the first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth notes of the matching major scale, but the seventh note is lowered 1/2 step.

C minor ninth = C – E♭ – G – B♭ – D
Minor ninth chords are built using the first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth notes of the matching major scale, but the third and seventh notes are lowered 1/2 step.

C major ninth = C – E – G – B – D
Major ninth chords are built using the first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth notes of the matching major scale.

Conclusion

Using piano chords is a great way to learn and enjoy the piano! Chords reveal the patterns on the piano, and we can use those patterns again and again to play many different types of chords.