CHORD PROGRESSION
CHEAT SHEET
How to read these charts...
● Each musical scale has 7 notes inside it.
● The ​Roman numeral​ system helps you know what chords to play,
regardless of what key you are in.
● Uppercase numeral (​I​) = major chord
● Lowercase numeral (​i)​ = minor chord
● Superscript circle (​vii°​) = diminished chord
● Remember: The ​key​ of the scale is the ​I​/i​ ​ chord.
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Major scale roman numerals
I
ii
iii
IV
V
vi
vii°
Minor scale roman numerals
i
ii°
III
iv
v
VI
VII
All major scale chords
I
Major
ii
Minor
iii
Minor
IV
Major
V
Major
vi
Minor
vii°
Diminished
C
D​♭
D
E​♭
E
F
G​♭
G
A​♭
A
B​♭
B
Dm
E​♭​m
Em
Fm
F​♯​m
Gm
A​♭​m
A
B​♭​m
Bm
Cm
C​♯​m
Em
Fm
F​♯​m
Gm
G​♯​m
Am
B​♭​m
B
Cm
C​♯​m
Dm
D​♯​m
F
G​♭
G
A​♭
A
B​♭
C​♭
C
D​♭
D
E​♭
E
G
A​♭
A
B​♭
B
C
D​♭
D
E​♭
E
F
F​♯
Am
B​♭​m
Bm
Cm
C​♯​m
Dm
E​♭​m
E
F
F​♯​m
Gm
G​♯​m
B°
C°
C♯°
D​♭​°
D♯°
E​♭​°
F°
F♯°
G
G​♯​°
A°
A​♯​°
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All minor scale chords
i
Minor
ii°
Diminished
III
Major
iv
Minor
v
Minor
VI
Major
VII
Major
Am
B​♭​m
Bm
Cm
C​♯​m
Dm
E​♭​m
E
F
F​♯​m
Gm
G​♯​m
B°
C°
C♯°
D​♭​°
D♯°
E​♭​°
F°
F♯°
G
G​♯​°
A°
A​♯​°
C
D​♭
D
E​♭
E
F
G​♭
G
A​♭
A
B​♭
B
Dm
E​♭​m
Em
Fm
F​♯​m
Gm
A​♭​m
A
B​♭​m
Bm
Cm
C​♯​m
Em
Fm
F​♯​m
Gm
G​♯​m
Am
B​♭​m
B
Cm
C​♯​m
Dm
D​♯​m
F
G​♭
G
A​♭
A
B​♭
C​♭
C
D​♭
D
E​♭
E
G
A​♭
A
B​♭
B
C
D​♭
D
E​♭
E
F
F​♯
Try out these famous chord progressions:
I​-I​ V​-V
​ ​-​I
I​-​V​-​vi​-​IV
I​-​vi​-​IV​-​V
vi​-​IV​-I​ ​-​V
i​-​v-​ i​ v​-​i
I​-v
​ i​-​ii​-​V
I​-V
​ ​-v
​ i​-​iii​-​IV​-​I​-​IV​-​V
I​-i​ i​-i​ ii​-I​ V​-V
​
V​-​IV​-​I
ii​-V
​ ​-​I
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Making your own chord progressions? Try Using The...
Table of Usual Root Progressions
Starting Chord
Usually followed
by...
Sometimes
followed by...
Rarely followed
by...
I
IV​ or V
​
vi
ii​ or i​ ii
ii
V
IV​ or ​vi
I​ or i​ ii
iii
vi
IV
I​, ​ii​, or V
​
IV
V
I​ or i​ i
iii​ or v
​ i
V
I
IV​ or ​vi
ii​ or i​ ii
vi
ii​ or ​V
iii​ or I​ V
I
vii°
I​ or i​ ii
vi
ii​, ​IV​, or V
​
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