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Basic chords and functions in all of the major keys

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Below is a table of all of the basic diatonic chords in every major key. Diatonic means that all of the notes in the chord (or a melody) are contained within a particular scale or key. A major scale in this case.

I	IIm	IIIm	IV	V	VIm	VIIo
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	Bo
G	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	Fo
D	Em	Fm	G	A	Bm	Co
A	Bm	Cm	D	E	Fm	Go
E	Fm	Gm	A	B	Cm	Do
B	Cm	Dm	E	F	Gm	Ao
F	Gm	Am	B	C	Dm	Eo
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	Bo
I	IIm	IIIm	IV	V	VIm	VIIo
F	Gm	Am	B	C	Dm	Eo
B	Cm	Dm	E	F	Gm	Ao
E	Fm	Gm	A	B	Cm	Do
A	Bm	Cm	D	E	Fm	Go
D	Em	Fm	G	A	Bm	Co
G	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	Fo
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	Bo

Page 1, How the chords function in the key

Page 3, A visual relationship of the chords in a major key, I chord on the 6th string

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