Commonly Used Chords | ||||||||||
| Step | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | |||
| Key | major | minor | minor | major | major | minor | diminished | |||
| C | Am | C | Dm | Em | F | G | Am | Bdim | ||
| Db | Bbm | Db | Ebm | Fm | Gb | Ab | Bbm | Cdim | ||
| D | Bm | D | Em | F#m | G | A | Bm | C#dim | ||
| Eb | Cm | Eb | Fm | Gm | Ab | Bb | Cm | Ddim | ||
| E | C#m | E | F#m | G#m | A | B | C#m | D#dim | ||
| F | Dm | F | Gm | Am | Bb | C | Dm | Edim | ||
| F# | D#m | F# | G#m | A#m | B | C# | D#m | E#dim | ||
| Gb | Ebm | Gb | Abm | Bbm | Cb | Db | Ebm | Fdim | ||
| G | Em | G | Am | Bm | C | D | Em | F#dim | ||
| Ab | Fm | Ab | Bbm | Cm | Db | Eb | Fm | Gdim | ||
| A | F#m | A | Bm | C#m | D | E | F#m | G#dim | ||
| Bb | Gm | Bb | Cm | Dm | Eb | F | Gm | Adim | ||
| B | G#m | B | C#m | D#m | E | F# | G#m | A#dim | ||
| Notes: [1] Dim chords are less commonly used than any other. [2] Very often variations of the chords show are used. For example the V is very often played as a 7th (G7 when playing in C). Sometimes the II is played as a major followed by a V to "bring it home" (D followed by G when playing in C). | ||||||||||