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<code>\chordmode</code> to generate standard chord structures. <p><table summary=""> <tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%"><b>Chord type</b> </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> <b>Intervals</b> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <b>Modifier(s)</b> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <b>Example</b> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Major </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Major third, perfect fifth </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>5</code> or nothing </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../05/lily-31eea635.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../05/lily-31eea635.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Minor </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Minor third, perfect fifth </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>m</code> or <code>m5</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../6e/lily-c699c1b5.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../6e/lily-c699c1b5.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Augmented </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Major third, augmented fifth </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>aug</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../4a/lily-0f029e29.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../4a/lily-0f029e29.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Diminished </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Minor third, diminished fifth </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>dim</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../05/lily-e8addda4.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../05/lily-e8addda4.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Dominant seventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Major triad, minor seventh </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>7</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../48/lily-c013c416.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../48/lily-c013c416.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Major seventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Major triad, major seventh </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>maj7</code> or <code>maj</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../4d/lily-357c2b91.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../4d/lily-357c2b91.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Minor seventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Minor triad, minor seventh </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>m7</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../d7/lily-27dcd6a8.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../d7/lily-27dcd6a8.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Diminished seventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Diminished triad, diminished seventh </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>dim7</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../e4/lily-515fbd42.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../e4/lily-515fbd42.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Augmented seventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Augmented triad, minor seventh </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>aug7</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../4d/lily-9047180a.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../4d/lily-9047180a.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Half-diminished seventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Diminished triad, minor seventh </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>dim5m7</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../4b/lily-5b7e54dc.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../4b/lily-5b7e54dc.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Minor-major seventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Minor triad, major seventh </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>7m5</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../f6/lily-71a17769.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../f6/lily-71a17769.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Major sixth </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Major triad, sixth </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>6</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../8c/lily-b0e96dbd.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../8c/lily-b0e96dbd.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Minor sixth </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Minor triad, sixth </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>m6</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../b1/lily-bcaafee8.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../b1/lily-bcaafee8.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Dominant ninth </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Dominant seventh, major ninth </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>9</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../48/lily-7b2057a6.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../48/lily-7b2057a6.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Major ninth </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> TODO </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>maj9</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../66/lily-b26bac60.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../66/lily-b26bac60.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Minor ninth </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> TODO </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>m9</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../32/lily-d6f51389.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../32/lily-d6f51389.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Dominant eleventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Dominant ninth, perfect eleventh </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>11</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../b4/lily-fc48899a.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../b4/lily-fc48899a.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Major eleventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> TODO </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>maj11</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../27/lily-0fedc96f.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../27/lily-0fedc96f.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Minor eleventh </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> TODO </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>m11</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../4b/lily-d693f935.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../4b/lily-d693f935.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Dominant thirteenth </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> Dominant eleventh, major thirteenth </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>13.11</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../50/lily-9ba9aa7a.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../50/lily-9ba9aa7a.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Major thirteenth </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> TODO </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <code>maj13.11</code> </td><td valign="top" width="20%"> <p> <a href="../43/lily-6836ae32.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../43/lily-6836ae32.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="20%">Minor thirteenth </td><td valign="top" width="30%"> TODO </td><td 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