Jazz Chord Quiz

G major scale

Used by 6 of 7 chords — one sharp: F♯

E harmonic minor

Same as G major but D♯ instead of D — used by B7

Reference keyboard

Chord suffixes

m  or  -	minor — darker than major
7	dominant 7th — tense, wants to resolve
maj7	major 7th — dreamy, open
m7	minor 7th — minor + dominant 7th
ø7	half-diminished — dark and unstable