![]() ![]() The first chord in a Major scale is Major, the second chord is minor, third is minor, fourth is Major, fifth is Major, sixth is minor, seventh is diminished. If you memorize this order, you won’t need to worry about trying to figure out whether a chord should be Major or minor. Let’s compare the results of the two scales we worked out above: The order of the chords in a Major scale when we harmonize the scale are: Major, minor, minor, Major, Major, minor, diminished If you compared the chords in the C Major Scale and G Major Scale, you might have noticed that the order of the chords stay the same. Here’s a different way of looking at what type of chords are used in a key. Once you get used to the pattern used in the two examples above, you’ll get the hang of it. Quick Method to Figure Out Chords in a Keyĭon’t worry if the theory seems overwhelming at first. Take a close look at the order of the type of chords (eg: Major, minor, diminished). Here are the chords in the G Major Scale: G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F#dim Here are the chords in the C Major Scale: C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim If you compare the chords in the key of C and the chords in the key of G, you might notice a pattern in the order and type of chords. Here’s a breakdown of each chord in the scale:īy going through each note, we now know that the chords in the key of G are: G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F#dim. Here is the G Major scale with all of the chord notes highlighted: Try figuring out all the chords in that key on your own before continuing. We can use the same pattern as shown in the earlier example to figure out what chords fit in the key of G. The G Major scale uses the notes: G A B C D E F# The key of G uses the G Major Scale (link to scale resources) Let’s go through another scale as practice. Finding Chords in the Key of G (Example 2) It’s a fancy name for figuring out which chords fit in a scale.ĭon’t worry if this doesn’t make 100% sense yet, once you go through the rest of the examples below, it will become clearer. What we have just done is called harmonizing the scale. We now know that the chords in the key of C are: C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim.
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