CHORD PROGRESSION CHEAT SHEET - Musician on a Mission

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.



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

C D

D E

E F G G A A B B

ii Minor

Dm Em Em

Fm Fm Gm Am Am Bm Bm Cm Cm

iii Minor

Em Fm Fm Gm Gm Am Bm Bm Cm Cm Dm Dm

IV Major

F G G A A B C

C D D E

E

V Major

G A A B B

C D D E

E F F

vi Minor

Am Bm Bm Cm Cm Dm Em Em

Fm Fm Gm Gm

vii? Diminished

B? C? C? D? D? E? F? F? G? G? A? A?



All minor scale chords

i Minor

Am Bm Bm Cm Cm Dm Em Em

Fm Fm Gm Gm

ii? Diminished

B? C? C? D? D? E? F? F? G? G? A? A?

III Major

C D D E

E F G G A A B B

iv Minor

Dm Em Em

Fm Fm Gm Am Am Bm Bm Cm Cm

v Minor

Em Fm Fm Gm Gm Am Bm Bm Cm Cm Dm Dm

VI Major

F G G A A B C

C D D E

E

VII Major

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



Making your own chord progressions? Try Using The...

Table of Usual Root Progressions

Starting Chord

I

Usually followed by...

IV or V

Sometimes followed by...

vi

Rarely followed by...

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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