Major Keys And Their Chords

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Major Keys
Chords
and their
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
IImaj
IIImaj
IVmin
bVII
bVI
bIII
C# major
# = 7
C#
D#m
E#m
F#
G#
A#m
B#
B
A
E
D#
E#
F#m
o
F# major
# = 6
F#
G#m
A#m
B
C#
D#m
E#
E
D
A
G#
A#
Bm
o
B major
# = 5
B
C#m
D#m
E
F#
G#m
A#
A
G
D
C#
D#
Em
o
E major
# = 4
E
F#m
G#m
A
B
C#m
D#
D
C
G
F#
G#
Am
o
A major
# = 3
A
Bm
C#m
D
E
F#m
G#
G
F
C
B
C#
Dm
o
D major
# = 2
D
Em
F#m
G
A
Bm
C#
C
Bb
F
E
F#
Gm
o
G major
# = 1
G
Am
Bm
C
D
Em
F#
F
Eb
Bb
A
B
Cm
o
C major
C
Dm
Em
F
G
Am
B
Bb
Ab
Eb
D
E
Fm
o
F major
b
= 1
F
Gm
Am
Bb
C
Dm
E
Eb
Db
Ab
G
A
Bbm
o
b
Bb major
= 2
Bb
Cm
Dm
Eb
F
Gm
A
Ab
Gb
Db
C
D
Ebm
o
b
= 3
Eb major
Eb
Fm
Gm
Ab
Bb
Cm
D
Db
Cb
Gb
F
G
Abm
o
b
Ab major
= 4
Ab
Bbm
Cm
Db
Eb
Fm
G
Gb
Fb
Cb
Bb
C
Dbm
o
b
Db major
= 5
Db
Ebm
Fm
Gb
Ab
Bbm
C
Cb
Bbb
Fb
Eb
F
Gbm
o
b
Gb major
= 6
Gb
Abm
Bbm
Cb
Db
Ebm
F
Fb
Ebb
Bbb
Ab
Bb
Cbm
o
b
Cb major
= 7
Cb
Dbm
Ebm
Fb
Gb
Abm
Bb
Bbb
Abb
Ebb
Db
Eb
Fbm
o
These are the 7 degrees of the major scale. I, IV and V are major chords,
The bVII is often used instead of the
II, III and VI are minor chords, and the VII is a diminished chord (and not
natural VII and works as a substitute
often used). The chords within each key will always sound good together.
for the V chord. The bIII and the bVI
are popular blues chords.

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