The way in which chords are named
All chords are named with respect to the Major Scale. The simplest major scale is C because it contains no sharps or flats, so the following examples will all have a root of C. For chords with other roots you would have to use the major scale with that root. Start with a 2-octave template for your major scale:
	C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
		The numbers are the degree of the major scale and the notes which appear in the following chords:
			Major 1 3 5 Minor (m) 1 b3 5 Sus2 1 2 5 Sus4 1 4 5 Major 6^th (6) 1 3 5 6 Minor 6^th (m6) 1 b3 5 6* Major 7^th (maj7) 1 3 5 7 Minor 7^th (m7) 1 b3 5 b7 Dominant 7^th (7) 1 3 5 b7 Diminished (dim, ^o) 1 b3 b5 Diminished 7^th (dim7, ^Ө) 1 b3 b5 bb7 Augmented (aug, ^+) 1 3 #5 Major 9^th (maj9) 1 3 5 7 9 Minor 9^th (m9) 1 b3 5 b7 9 Dominant 9th (9) 1 3 5 b7 9 Major 11^th (11) 1 3 5 7 9 11 Minor 11^th (m11) 1 b3 5 b7 9 11 Dominant 11^th (11) 1 3 5 b7 9 11 Major 13^th (maj13) 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 Minor 13^th (m13) 1 b3 5 b7 9 11 13 Dominant 13^th (13) 1 3 5 b7 9 11 13 In addition to these, any chord can have a # and/or b 5^th, 9^th, 11^th and/or 13^th A chord can have an altered bass note, for example C7/E is a C7 with an E in the bass. In this case the chord itself comes before the slash and the bass note after it. This is why they are called “slash chords” *Note that the minor 6^th chord is minor but has a major 6^th in it