Important Chords in Major Keys -- 5 Feb 2002

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TABLE 8. IMPORTANT CHORDS IN ALL MAJOR KEYS

[See this for an explanation of how these chords are derived. The most common keys of C, F, F, and G are in white. 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.]

Key

Chords

Flats and Sharps

I

ii

iii

IV

V

vi

vii^o

V7

C

C

Dm

Em

F

G

Am

B^o

G7

None

Db

Db

Ebm

Fm

Gb

Ab

Bbm

C^o

Ab7

Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb

D

D

Em

Gbm

G

A

Bm

Db^o

A7

F#, C#

Eb

Eb

Fm

Gm

Ab

Bb

Cm

D^o

Bb7

Bb, Eb, Ab

E

E

Gbm

Abm

A

B

Dbm

Eb^o

B7

F#, C#, G#, D#

F

F

Gm

Am

Bb

C

Dm

E^o

C7

Bb

Gb

Gb

Abm

Bbm

B

Db

Ebm

F^o

Db7

Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb

G

G

Am

Bm

C

D

Em

Gb^o

D7

F#

Ab

Ab

Bbm

Cm

Db

Eb

Fm

G^o

Eb7

Bb, Eb, Ab, Db

A

A

Bm

Dbm

D

E

Gbm

Ab^o

E7

F#, C#, G#

Bb

Bb

Cm

Dm

Eb

F

Gm

A^o

F7

Bb, Eb

B

B

Dbm

Ebm

E

Gb

Abm

Bb^o

Gb7

A#, C#, D#, F#, G#

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TABLE 8. IMPORTANT CHORDS IN ALL MAJOR KEYS [See this for an explanation of how these chords are derived. The most common keys of C, F, F, and G are in white. 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.]

Key	Chords								Flats and Sharps
Key	I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii^o	V7	Flats and Sharps
C	C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	B^o	G7	None
Db	Db	Ebm	Fm	Gb	Ab	Bbm	C^o	Ab7	Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb
D	D	Em	Gbm	G	A	Bm	Db^o	A7	F#, C#
Eb	Eb	Fm	Gm	Ab	Bb	Cm	D^o	Bb7	Bb, Eb, Ab
E	E	Gbm	Abm	A	B	Dbm	Eb^o	B7	F#, C#, G#, D#
F	F	Gm	Am	Bb	C	Dm	E^o	C7	Bb
Gb	Gb	Abm	Bbm	B	Db	Ebm	F^o	Db7	Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb
G	G	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	Gb^o	D7	F#
Ab	Ab	Bbm	Cm	Db	Eb	Fm	G^o	Eb7	Bb, Eb, Ab, Db
A	A	Bm	Dbm	D	E	Gbm	Ab^o	E7	F#, C#, G#
Bb	Bb	Cm	Dm	Eb	F	Gm	A^o	F7	Bb, Eb
B	B	Dbm	Ebm	E	Gb	Abm	Bb^o	Gb7	A#, C#, D#, F#, G#