There are only THREE main types or "families" of chords.
Melody permitting, any chord may be substituted within a group or family.
E.g. Cmaj 9 could be substituted for C as long as there is no melody conflict.
Hopefully the following chart will get rid of the confusion that many people have about chord
types.
Major Minor (DOM.) 7th
C Cm (C-) C7
Cmaj7 Cm7 C7b9
C6 Cm6 C9
Cmaj9 Cm7b5 C7#9
Cmaj9#11 Cmmaj7 C7b5
C6/9 Cm9 C7#5 (C7+)
C2 Cm9b5 C13
Cmaj13 Cm6/9 C9#11*
C+ Cmmaj9 C7b13*
Cmaj7#5 Cm11 C11*
Cm13 Combinations of
above with
alterations of 5 &
9 Eg. C13 b9 C7
#5 #9
Cm#5 (Cmb6)
Cdim**
* for guitar voicings, 11=4 #11=b5 13=6 b13=#5
** A Diminished chord is like a m6b5 chord
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