Chord Functions
Key of G
Key of C
1
I
IV
V
I
IV V
A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E Bb
C#
Eb
F#
G#
Bb
C#
I
Eb
IV
F#
G#
Bb
C#
Eb
V
Key of A
2
Chord Function
I
ii
iii
IV
V7
vi
vii dim
Major
Minor
Minor
Major
Dom 7
Minor
Dim
Key of C
C
Dm
Em
F
G7
Am
B dim
Key of D
D
Em
F#m
G
A7
Bm
C# dim
Key of E
E
F#m
G#m
A
B7
C#m
D#dim
Key of F
F
Gm
Am
Bb
C7
Dm
E dim
Key of G
G
Am
Bm
C
D7
Em
F# dim
Key of A
A
Bm
C#m
D
E7
F#m
G# dim
Key of Bb
Bb
Cm
Dm
Eb
F
Gm
A dim
Chord Type
3
Common Chord Progressions 1. 2. 3. 4.
I vi ii V7 I IV V7 I iii IV V7 iii vi ii V7
Key of C
Key of G
C Am Dm G7 C F G7 C Em F G7 Em Am Dm G7
G Em Am D7 G C D7 G Bm C D7 Bm Em Am D7
Chord Shapes Gm7 Shape
G7 Shape
G Shape
2
2 R
3
R
R
7
7
C Shape
3
C7 Shape
Cm7 Shape
R
3 7
R
C9 Shape
R
3
3
7 R
9 Diminished
D7 Shape
D Shape
1 G# 2
R
2
F D
R
The diminished chord is a “symmetric� chord. It is the diminished chord for all the notes contained in the chord. It repeats itself every three frets going up the fret board.
B
7 4
B F
R
F Shape
F9 Shape
2 3
G# D
A Maj7 Shape
2 R
2 R
7
9 M7
R
A7 Shape