Terms such as ‘altered’ and ‘extended’ chords are relatively simple to explain. Extended chords add other notes from the ...

Altered chords are chords that have been changed by having the pitch of one or more notes in the chord sharpened or flattened by a semitone. Altering a chord in this way can have a big effect on its ...

Just as ‘G’ is often slang for G major, other terms that refer to extended and/or altered chords have developed over time. C7 ...

Occasionally, just one note - usually a fifth or ninth - will be altered, or maybe a chord will be swapped out for a totally different one that has the same function in the progression - a tactic ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images In theory, the name of a chord should describe its ...