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Diatonic chords are chords that can be formed using the notes of a particular scale or key. The diatonic chords in the C major scale are C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor, and B diminished. The order of diatonic chords is always the same in any major key: 1) major, 2) minor, 3) minor, 4) major, 5) major, 6) minor, 7) diminished. Charts are provided showing the diatonic triads for each major key.

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Diatonic chords are chords that can be formed using the notes of a particular scale or key. The diatonic chords in the C major scale are C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor, and B diminished. The order of diatonic chords is always the same in any major key: 1) major, 2) minor, 3) minor, 4) major, 5) major, 6) minor, 7) diminished. Charts are provided showing the diatonic triads for each major key.

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Diatonic Chords

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Diatonic chords are the chords that can be made using the notes of a particular scale or
key.

Knowledge of diatonic chords is useful in improvising. If you can identify which chords
belong to which key, you’ll be able to select a suitable scale to solo with.

Knowledge of diatonic chords can help in songwriting, and will also improve your
understanding of harmony.

In this article, we’ll examine the diatonic triads and diatonic seventh chords of every
major scale.

The chords in C major (formed from a C major scale) are shown below:

Diatonic Triads of C Major

Diatonic Chords – Triads

Diatonic chords are the chords that can be made from the notes of a particular scale.
Therefore, chords diatonic to a C major scale are built from the seven notes of that
scale, namely C, D, E, F, G, A, B.

C Major Scale

We’ll start by looking at diatonic triad chords, which contain three notes each. There are
seven possible diatonic triads using the notes of a major scale; each note of the major
scale becomes the root note of one of these chords.

The diatonic triads of a C major scale are C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major,
A minor and B diminished:
Diatonic Chords

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D Major Diatonic Chords

In a D major scale, the diatonic chords are D major, E minor, F# minor, G major, A
major, B minor and C# diminished. Notice that the order of the type of diatonic triads
does not change, only the root notes. The order of the diatonic chords of a major scale
is:

1. Major
2. Minor
3. Minor
4. Major
5. Major
6. Minor
7. Diminished.

The following diagrams will help to explain this:

Diatonic Triads – All Major Keys

Below is a chart showing all of the diatonic triads in each major key:

Chords In C Major

Chords In C Sharp Major

Chords In D Flat Major

Chords In D Major

Chords In E Flat Major


Chords In E Major

Chords In F Major

Chords In F Sharp Major

Chords In G Flat Major

Chords In G Major

Chords In A Flat Major


Chords In A Major

Chords-In-B-Flat-Major

Chords In B Major
Chords In C Flat Major

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