The basic system
I ii iii IV V iv dim7 I
(all of these can be replaced with 7th chords)
Example: Key of A
A Bm C#m D E F#m G#dim
THREE BASIC TYPES OF CHORDS
MAJOR MINOR SEVENTH
Add to that
INVERSIONS SLASH CHORDS
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Random chord progressions
1 1/3 4
1 5/7 6m
4 1/3 2m
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Full chord progressions
G, Em, Am, Am, C/D, D7
C, C/bflat, Am7, D7/F#, C/g, (F/G, G7), C
F,F, F/E, Dm7, G7, C, F, F/E, Dm7, G7, C
Emaj7, Emaj7, F#m7, F#m7, C
Am, Dm, G, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Bm7-5, E7, E7
C, Cmaj7, F, C, Cmaj7, F
C, G, (Am, F), (C,G), (F, C/E, Dm7, C)
D,D,G,A,A7,A7, D
Cmaj7, Cmaj7, F, C, Cmaj7, F
Gm, C7, F, F, Gm7, C7, F
Eflat, F7/Eflat, Fm7, Bflat7, Eflat
D, A7, Bm, D/A, Gm7
Dflat, F7, Bflatm, Gflat, Dflat, Aflat7, Dflat
F#m, D, A, F#m, F#m, D, A
D, A/C#, G, A, D
Eflat, Aflat, Aflat, Gm, Eflat, Aflat, Gm, Aflat
D, A7, Bm, D/A, Gmaj7
Eflat, Fm7, Bflat7, Fm7, Bflat7, Eflat
G, A7, D7, G
D, D/F#, G, Bm, Em, D/F#, C, G
C#m, C#m, B, C#m
Emaj7, Emaj7, F#m7, F#m7, G
C, Cmaj7, F, C, Cmaj7, F
Bflat, Fsus, Cm7, Eflat, Bflat, Fsus, Cm7, Eflat
Eflat, Bflat, E/B, Bflat, Cm, Eflat/Bflat, Bflat, Eflat
bflat, Gm7, F, Eflat, Gm7, F, Bflat
G, D, Em, C, C, Am, Bm, Em, G, D, Em, C, G, Am, Bm, D, G
G, C/G, D7, C, D, G, C/G, D7, G
C F D7 G7
C Am D7 G7
C E7 A7 D7 G7
C A7 D7 G7
C A7 Dm G7
C Bm7 E7 Am7 Dm7 G
C Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7
COMMON CHORD PROGRESSIONS
1-4-5
1-4-5-4
1-5-6-4
1-2-4-5
1-2-4
1-6-2-5
1-6-4-5
1-6-2-5(7th)-2
4-1-4-5
2-5-1
Twelve Bar Blues
1-1-1-1-4-4-1-1-5(7th)-4-1-5(7th)
Chords that can be used within a given key
1,2,3,4,5,6,7(rarely), f3, f7, f6, 2maj, 3maj, 4min
and also KEY CHANGES happen
CHORD LEADING REFERENCE
1 leads to any chords
2 leads to 4,5, or 7
3 leads to 2 or 6
4 leads to 1,5, or 7
5 leads to 1
6 leads to 2, 4
7 leads to 1 or 3
How to use certain inversions (chords with alternate bass notes)
1/3 chord
Examples: In the key of G, it would be a G/B
In the key of F, it would be F/A
How to Use It:
Connecting a 1 and a 4 chord
Connecting a 4 and a 2m chord
Example of how to use it:
1 1/3 4 5(7) 1
4 1/3 2m 5(7) 1
5/7 chord
Examples: In the key of G, it would be a F/A
In the key of D, it would be A/C#
How to Use It: Connecting a 1 chord to a 6m
Chord Substitutions
Chord Substitutions for major chords for C major
Minor chord a 3rd below Am
Minor 7th chord a 3rd below Am7
Minor chord a 3rd above Em
Chord Substitutions for Minor Chords for Am
Major chord a 3rd above C
Major chord a 3rd below F
Major 7th chord a 3rd below Fmaj7
Dim chord with the same root Adim
Chord Substitutions for Dom 7th chords For G7
Major a 2nd below F
Dim chord a 3rd below Edim
Minor 7th a fourth below, over same root Dm7/G
Chord Families
1,3,5
M6 1,3,5,6
maj7 1,3,5,7
M9 1,3,5,7,9
M/9 1,3,5,9 Major add 9 chord
Minor
Dominant 7th
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