HYPERBITS MUSIC THEORY

CHEAT SHEET
1. CIRCLE OF 5THS 4TH 5TH

MAJOR KEYS

C
F G
MINOR KEYS

Am
Dm Em
Bb D
Gm Bm

Eb Cm F#m A

Fm C#m
Ab E
Bbm D#m G#m
Ebm
Db B
Gb
F#
2. MAJOR & MINOR SCALES
I II III IV V VI VII I II III IV V VI VII
Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Dim. Minor Dim. Major Minor Minor Major Major
Cb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Abm Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb
C C D E F G A B Am A B C D E F G
C# C# D# E# F# G# A# B# A#m A# B# C# D# E# F# G#
D D E F# G A B C# Bbm Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab
Db Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Bm B C# D E F# G A
Eb Eb F G Ab Bb B D Cm C D Eb F G Ab Bb
E E F# G# A B C# D# C#m C# D# E F# G# A B
F F G A Bd C D E Dm D E F G A Bb C
F# F# G# A# B C# D# E# D#m D# E# F# G# A# B C#
G G A B C D E F# Ebm Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db
Gb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Em E F# G A B C D
A A B C# D E F# G# Fm F G Ab Bb C Db Eb
Ab Ab Bb C Db Eb F G F#m F# G# A B C# D E
Bb Bb C D Eb F G A Gm G A Bb C D Eb F
B B C# D# E F# G# A# G#m G# A# B C# D# E F#

3. CHORD TYPES (IN THE KEY OF G) 4. ROMAN NUMERAL ANALYSIS (COMMON SCALES)
Major 1-3-5 G-B-D “G” Scale Degrees
Minor 1-m3-5 G-Bb-D “Gm” I ii II iii III IV v V vi VI vii VII

Maj 7th 1-3-5-M7 G-B-D-F# C major scale

“Gmaj7”
C D E F G A B
Min 7th 1-m3-5-M7 G-Bb-D-F “Gm7”
C natural minor scale
Dominant 1-3-5-m7 G-B-D-F “G7”
C D Eb F G Ab Bb
9ths 1-3-5-m7-9 G-B-D-F-A “G9”
C minor pentatonic
Sus2 1-2-5 G-A-D “Gsus2” C Eb F G Bb
Sus4 1-4-5 G-C-D “Gsus4” C blues scale
Add9 1-3-5-9 G-B-D-A “Gadd9” C Eb F Gb G Bb

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