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Commonly Used Chords

The document provides information about commonly used chords in different musical keys. It lists the chords that correspond to each scale degree (I, II, III, etc.) for major keys. It notes that diminished chords are less commonly used and that variations like dominant 7th chords are often used instead of regular V chords. The document also provides a chart showing the chords in minor scales, listing the chords for scale degrees I, vi, iv, vii, and V.

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Commonly Used Chords

The document provides information about commonly used chords in different musical keys. It lists the chords that correspond to each scale degree (I, II, III, etc.) for major keys. It notes that diminished chords are less commonly used and that variations like dominant 7th chords are often used instead of regular V chords. The document also provides a chart showing the chords in minor scales, listing the chords for scale degrees I, vi, iv, vii, and V.

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Commonly Used Chords

Step

II

III

IV

VI

VII

Key

major

minor

minor

major

major

minor

diminished

Am

Dm

Em

Am

Bdim

C#

A#m

C#

D#m

Fm

F#

G#

A#m

Cdim

Db

Bbm

Db

Ebm

Fm

Gb

Ab

Bbm

Cdim

Bm

Em

F#m

Bm

C#dim

D#

Cm

D#

Fm

Gm

G#

Bb

Cm

Ddim

Eb

Cm

Eb

Fm

Gm

Ab

Bb

Cm

Ddim

C#m

F#m

G#m

C#m

D#dim

Dm

Gm

Am

Bb

Dm

Edim

F#

D#m

F#

G#m

A#m

C#

D#m

E#dim

Gb

Ebm

Gb

Abm

Bbm

Cb

Db

Ebm

Fdim

Em

Am

Bm

Em

F#dim

G#

Fm

G#

Bbm

Cm

C#

D#

Fm

Gdim

Ab

Fm

Ab

Bbm

Cm

Db

Eb

Fm

Gdim

F#m

Bm

C#m

F#m

G#dim

Bb

Gm

Bb

Cm

Dm

Eb

Gm

Adim

G#m

C#m

D#m

F#

G#m

A#dim

Notes: [1] Dim chords are less commonly used than any other. [2] Very often variations of
the chords show are used. For example the V is very often played as a 7th (G7 when
playing in C). Sometimes the II is played as a major followed by a V to "bring it home" (D
followed by G when playing in C).

Minor Scales
SCALE

Vi

iv

Vii

Cm

Cm

G#

Fm

Bb

C#m

C#m

F#m

G#

Dm

Dm

Bb

Gm

D#m

D#m

G#m

C#

Bb

Em

Em

Am

Fm

Fm

C#

Bbm

D#

F#m

F#m

Bm

C#

Gm

Gm

D#

Cm

G#m

G#m

C#m

F#

D#

Am

Am

Dm

Bbm

Bbm

F#

D#m

G#

Bm

Bm

Em

F#

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