A menudo se utilizan abreviaturas en los nombres de los acordes (símbolos de acordes alternativos entre paréntesis).
EB:
EB mayor (EB)
EBm:
EB menor
EB7:
EB séptima dominante
EBm7:
EB séptima menor
EBmaj7:
EB séptima mayor (EB7)
EBmmaj7:
EB menor séptima mayor
EB6:
EB sexta mayor
EBm6:
EB sexta menor
EB6_9:
EB sexta_novena (sexta añadida novena)
EB5:
EB quinta
EB9:
EB novena dominante
EBm9:
EB novena menor
EBmaj9:
EB novena mayor
EB11:
EB onceava
EBm11:
EB onceava menor
EBmaj11:
EB onceava mayor
EB13:
EB treceava
EBm13:
EB treceava menor
EBmaj13:
EB treceava mayor
EBadd:
EB añadida
EB7-5:
EB séptima quinta disminuida
EB7+5:
EB séptima quinta aumentada
EBsus:
EB suspendida
EBdim:
EB disminuida (EB°)
EBdim7:
EB séptima disminuida (EB°7)
EBm7b5:
EB séptima menor bemol quinta (EBm7b5)
EBaug:
EB aumentada (EB+)
EBaug7:
EB séptima aumentada