these and many other basic questions may be answered in a music dictionary
or book. It can be interesting to see the different ways they say it...
>I do know enough that 'm' is for minor (flatted third), 'maj' is for
>major (added seventh) and 'm7' is for minor seventh (flatted third
>and flatted seventh).
> What about '+', '-', 'aug', 'alt', 'dim', 'dim7', a circle,
>a circle with a line through it, a triangle, and any others I may have
>forgotten. Are some of these symbols duplicates of others? Is there one
>standard notation for chords? Thank you for taking time to answer these
>questions.
Major [1.3.5.]: Maj, M, /_| [triangle]
Minor [1 b3 5] Mi, m, -
Minor with a major 7th
Augmented [1, 3, +5]: Aug, +, +5
Diminished: [1, b3, b5]: dim, o [little circle]
Dominant 7th: 7
Major 7th: Maj. 7th, M7, /_\7
Minor 7th: mi. 7th, m7th
Minor 7 b5: half diminished, [also circle with line thru it]
minor 7th #5: mi7#5, mi7+5
Thanks for writing.
Keep in touch...
Best wishes for a happy life in a peaceful world.
Sincerely,
Richard Tabnik, Jazz Alto Saxophonist
e-mail: <rctabnik@inch.com>
WWW Page: <http://www.inch.com/~rctabnik>
"The jazz musician's function is to feel." -Lennie Tristano