Chords for Songwriters
An expanded harmonic vocabulary includes secondary dominants, and chords derived from
parallel minor scales.
Triads
Primary C Dm Em F G Am B°
Chords I ii iii IV V vi vii°
Sec. V A B C D E
V/ii V/iii V/IV V/V V/vi
Sec. viiº C#° D#° E° F#° G#°
vii°/ii vii°/iii vii°/IV vii°/V vii°/vi
Parallel Cm D° Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb
Natural i ii° bIII iv v bVI bVII
Minor
Parallel Cm Dm Eb+ F G Aº B°
Melodic i ii bIII+ IV V vi° vii°
Minor
Parallel Cm D° Eb+ Fm G Ab B°
Harmonic i ii° bIII+ iv V bVI vii°
Minor
Sevenths
Primary CMaj7 Dm7 Em7 FMaj7 G7 Am7 BØ7
Chords IMaj7 ii7 iii7 IVMaj7 V7 vi7 vii7b5
Sec. V7 A7 B7 C7 D7 E7
V7/ii V7/iii V7/IV V7/V V7/vi
Sec. viiº7 C#°7 D#°7 E°7 F#°7 G#°7
vii°7/ii vii°7/iii vii°7/IV vii°7/V vii°7/vi
Parallel Cm7 DØ7 EbMaj7 Fm7 Gm7 AbMaj7 Bb7
Natural i7 ii7b5 bIIIMaj7 iv7 v7 bVIMaj7 bVII7
Minor
Parallel CmMaj7 Dm7 EbMaj7#5 F7 G7 AØ7 BØ7
Melodic iMaj7 ii7 bIIIMaj7#5 IV7 V7 vi7b5 vii7b5
Minor
Parallel CmMaj7 DØ7 EbMaj7#5 Fm7 G7 AbMaj7 B°7
Harmonic iMaj7 ii7b5 bIIIMaj7#5 iv7 V7 bVIMaj7 vii°7
Minor
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