The Secret Power of I, IV, V (and beyond!)

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So far we have been focussing only on the chords I, IV, and V (one, four, and five) in a major key.
These chords are the Major chords. Major chords have a cheerful stable sound.

By contrast, chords II, III, and VI in the key will be minor chords.
Minor chords have a sad, melancholy sound.

The MOST COMMONLY USED MINOR CHORD is the VI.
The VI (six chord) is referred to as the RELATIVE MINOR.

A huge number of songs can be fleshed out using the chords I, IV, V, and VI.

The II and the II are less likely to show up in a song, but keep them around and on the table.
Even though they are less likely, they do show up a good deal of the time.

Here are the keys we have studied, with their Major and Minor Chords notated.

Major & Minor Chords
in the Key of C

1 = C

2 = Dm

3 = Em

4 = F

5 = G

6 = Am

Major & Minor Chords
in the Key of G

1 = G

2 = Am

3 = Bm

4 = C

5 = D

6 = Em

Major & Minor Chords
in the Key of D

1 = D

2 = Em

3 = F#m

4 = G

5 = A

6 = Bm

Major & Minor Chords
in the Key of A

1 = A

2 = Bm

3 = C#m

4 = D

5 = E

6 = F#m

Major & Minor Chords
in the Key of E

1 = E

2 = F#m

3 = G#m

4 = A

5 = B

6 = C#m

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Note: This is lesson #6 in a series of 11 lessons on Basic Chord Theory for guitar.
If you happened to join us partway through, feel free to go back to Lesson 1 to catch up! (click)