TABLE 8. IMPORTANT CHORDS IN ALL MAJOR KEYS

IMPORTANT CHORDS IN ALL MAJOR KEYS

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Notes All Major Keys
Chord Formulas
Major, Minor, Dim, Aug Chords

5^th, Sus 2nd, Sus 4^th Chords
7^th Chords: Dominant, Maj, Min
Chord Progressions
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See this for an explanation of how these chords are derived. The most common keys of C, D, F, and G have the name of the key, the I, or root chord, and the flats and sharps in blue. Table 2 lists the notes in all the major keys. Table 3 explains how to form major, minor, and diminished chords. Table 8A is arranged so that "adjacent" keys are in adjacent rows.

Table 8. Important Chords In All Major Keys.

KEY CHORDS IN THE KEY FLATS AND SHARPS

i ii iii IV V vi vii⁰ V7

C C Dm Em F G Am B⁰ G7 None

Db Db Ebm Fm Gb Ab Bbm C⁰ Ab7 Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, Gb

D D Em Gbm G A Bm Db⁰ A7 C#, F#

Eb Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb Cm D⁰ Bb7 Ab, Bb, Eb

E E Gbm Abm A B Dbm Eb⁰ B7 C#, D#, F#, G#

F F Gm Am Bb C Dm E⁰ C7 Bb

Gb Gb Abm Bbm B Db Ebm F⁰ Db7 Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, Gb

G G Am Bm C D Em Gb⁰ D7 F#

Ab Ab Bbm Cm Db Eb Fm G⁰ Eb7 Ab, Bb, Db, Eb

A A Bm Dbm D E Gbm Ab⁰ E7 C#, F#, G#

Bb Bb Cm Dm Eb F Gm A⁰ F7 Ab, Bb, Eb

B B Dbm Ebm E Gb Abm Bb⁰ Gb7 A#, C#, D#, F#, G#

KEY i ii iii IV V vi vii⁰ V7 FLATS AND SHARPS

CHORDS IN THE KEY

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