Diatonic harmony for bass
Key Chords
Click the circle: outer ring for major keys, inner ring for minor keys. On the F♯/G♭ segment a second click switches the enharmonic spelling.
Chords
Minor
Strings
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Major scale
C major
C D E F G A B
Key signature: no sharps or flats · relative minor: Am
RootThirdFifthSeventh
ITonic
CC E G
iiSubdom.
DmD F A
iiiTonic
EmE G B
IVSubdom.
FF A C
VDominant
GG B D
viTonic
AmA C E
vii°Dominant
B°B D F
Common progressions
C – F – GI – IV – V · Rock and blues basics
Dm – G – Cii – V – I · Jazz cadence
C – Am – F – GI – vi – IV – V · ’50s, doo-wop
C – G – Am – FI – V – vi – IV · Modern pop