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Major, minor, minor
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I, IV and V in C major.
All three sound bright: four semitones from root to third.
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I, IV and V are the major chords of a major key.
They stand on notes 1, 4 and 5 of the scale. In C major they are C, F and G.
ii, iii and vi in C major.
All three sound darker: three semitones from root to third.
This chord stands on note 4 of C major. Major or minor?
The pattern is the same in every major key.
I major, ii minor, iii minor, IV major, V major, vi minor, then vii°. Every major scale has the same steps, so its chords line up the same way.
In G major, what kind of chord is vi?
I, IV and V in F major.
F major has B♭, so chord IV is B♭ major. Still major, as the pattern says.
In F major, which chord is ii?
You know the pattern of a major key.
What you learned
- In every major key, I, IV and V are major chords.
- ii, iii and vi are minor chords, written with small numerals.
- The pattern holds in any key, so the numeral tells you the chord's kind.
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