Wednesday, July 30, 2008

G# Chord Progressions: I IV V vi

Remember the "Dirty Dozen" (see sidebar for more info) Key of G# from last time:

I. G# major
ii. Bbm
iii. Cm
IV. C# major
V. Eb major
vi. Fm
vii(b5). Gdim

(Remember that it's not orthodox notation to include both sharps and flats in the same scale.)

Now that you already know about I-IV-V (look above or refer to yesterday's entry), we'll bring in the vi chord in G# major: F minor. Several popular chord progressions include some sort of combination of the I, IV, V, and vi chords.

As I-vi-IV-V: G# Fm C# Eb

As I-vi-V-IV: G# Fm Eb C#

As IV-I-V-vi: C# G# Eb Fm (Alternatively, I-V-II-iii)

As V-vi-IV-I: Eb Fm C# G# (Alternatively, I-ii-bVII-IV)

As vi-IV-I-V: Fm C# G# Eb (Alternatively, i-bVI-bIII-bVII)

As vi-I-V-IV: Fm G# C# Eb (Alternatively, i-bIII-bVI-bVII)

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