Altered dominant guitar chords

a dominant seventh with its fifth or ninth moved

A dominant seventh with the tension turned up: the fifth flattened or raised, the ninth flattened or sharpened, sometimes both. The alterations sharpen the pull toward the chord that follows, which is why these belong at the end of a phrase rather than the middle of one. Jazz and gospel live here.

96 chords here, 8 symbols across 12 roots.

Seven flat five

On all 12 roots.

Altered dominant

On all 12 roots.

Augmented seventh

On all 12 roots.

Nine flat five

On all 12 roots.

Augmented ninth

On all 12 roots.

Seven flat nine

On all 12 roots.

Seven sharp nine

On all 12 roots.

Nine sharp eleven

On all 12 roots.

The other families

Every chord on the site, grouped by root instead, is on the full index. Where the shapes and the theory come from is on the about page.

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode