41edo chord names
Various 41edo triads, 6th and 7th chords, named via ups and downs. Not meant to be exhaustive, but this list does demonstrate the basic rules for naming.
| vm3 | m3 | ^m3 | ~3 | vM3 | M3 | ^M3 | v4 | P4 | ^4 | ~4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| triad | Cvm | Cm | C^m | C~ | Cv | C | C^ | Cv4 | C4 | C^4 | C~4 |
| ~6 | Cvm~6 | Cm~6 | C^m~6 | C~6 | Cv,~6 | C,~6 | C^,~6 | Cv4~6 | C4~6 | C^4~6 | C~4~6 |
| vM6 | Cvm6 | Cmv6 | C^mv6 | C~v6 | Cv6 | C,v6 | C^v6 | Cv4v6 | C4v6 | C^4v6 | C~4v6 |
| M6 | Cvm,6 | Cm6 | C^m,6 | C~,6 | Cv,6 | C6 | C^,6 | Cv4,6 | C4,6 | C^4,6 | C~4,6 |
| ^M6 | Cvm^6 | Cm^6 | C^m6 | C~^6 | Cv^6 | C,^6 | C^6 | Cv4^6 | C4^6 | C^4^6 | C~4^6 |
| vm7 | Cvm7 | Cmv7 | C^mv7 | C~v7 | Cv7 | C,v7 | C^v7 | Cv4v7 | C4v7 | C^4v7 | C~4v7 |
| m7 | Cvm,7 | Cm7 | C^m,7 | C~,7 | Cv,7 | C7 | C^,7 | Cv4,7 | C4,7 | C^4,7 | C~4,7 |
| ^m7 | Cvm^7 | Cm^7 | C^m7 | C~^7 | Cv^7 | C,^7 | C^7 | Cv4^7 | C4^7 | C^4^7 | C~4^7 |
| ~7 | Cvm~7 | Cm~7 | C^m~7 | C~7 | Cv,~7 | C,~7 | C^,~7 | Cv4~7 | C4~7 | C^4~7 | C~4~7 |
| vM7 | CvmM7 | CmvM7 | C^mvM7 | C~vM7 | CvM7 | C,vM7 | C^vM7 | Cv4vM7 | C4vM7 | C^4vM7 | C~4vM7 |
| M7 | Cvm,M7 | CmM7 | C^m,M7 | C~M7 | Cv,M7 | CM7 | C^,M7 | Cv4M7 | C4M7 | C^4M7 | C~4M7 |
| ^M7 | Cvm^M7 | Cm^M7 | C^mM7 | C~^M7 | Cv^M7 | C,^M7 | C^M7 | Cv4^M7 | C4^M7 | C^4^M7 | C~4^M7 |
A comma (the actual punctuation mark ",") is spoken as "add", thus Cv,7 is "C-down add-seven". The only exception is when a comma separates two numbers, as in C4,7 which is "C four-seven". A comma is written, and "add" is spoken, whenever not doing so would cause confusion with another chord.
P1-vm3-P5-M7 is named vm,M7 = downminor add major 7. One might think that the "add" could be omitted, and it could be named vmM7. But there's a rule that in a 7th chord, an initial arrow affects both the 3rd and the 7th. So vmM7 is a minor-major chord with both the 3rd and 7th downed, i.e. P1-vm3-P5-vM7.
See also:
- 19edo Chord Names
- 22edo Chord Names
- 24edo Chord Names
- 31edo Chord Names
- Kite Guitar Chord Shapes (downmajor tuning)
The last link is fairly exhaustive, and covers augmented and diminished chords.