Ref: Diatonic Keys for Triads

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This page shows which major, minor, and harmonic minor keys a particular triad is diatonic to. Find the chord that you want to know which keys it belongs to in the left-most column, then look for the x's on that row for all the keys.

Major Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ A I V IV Am vi iii ii A+ A° vii° A♯ I V IV A♯m vi iii ii A♯+ A♯° vii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ B I V IV Bm ii vi iii B+ B° vii° C I V IV Cm ii vi iii C+ C° vii° C♯ I V IV C♯m iii ii vi C♯+ C♯° vii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ D IV I V Dm iii ii vi D+ D° vii° D♯ IV I V D♯m iii ii vi D♯+ D♯° vii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ E V IV I Em iii ii vi E+ E° vii° F V IV I Fm iii ii vi F+ F° vii° F♯ V IV I F♯m vi iii ii F♯+ F♯° vii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ G V IV I Gm vi iii ii G+ G° vii° G♯ V IV I G♯m vi iii ii G♯+ G♯° vii°

Minor Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ A VII VI III Am i v iv A+ A° ii° A♯ VII VI III A♯m i v iv A♯+ A♯° ii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ B VII VI III Bm i v iv B+ B° ii° C III VII VI Cm i v iv C+ C° ii° C♯ III VII VI C♯m i v iv C♯+ C♯° ii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ D III VII VI Dm iv i v D+ D° ii° D♯ III VII VI D♯m iv i v D♯+ D♯° ii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ E III VII VI Em v iv i E+ E° ii° F VI III VII Fm v iv i F+ F° ii° F♯ VI III VII F♯m v iv i F♯+ F♯° ii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ G VII VI III Gm v iv i G+ G° ii° G♯ VII VI III G♯m v iv i G♯+ G♯° ii°

Harmonic Minor Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ A VI V Am i iv A+ III+ A° vii° ii° A♯ VI V A♯m i iv A♯+ III+ A♯° vii° ii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ B VI V Bm i iv B+ III+ B° ii° vii° C VI V Cm i iv C+ III+ C° ii° vii° C♯ VI V C♯m i iv C♯+ III+ C♯° ii° vii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ D VI V Dm iv i D+ III+ D° ii° vii° D♯ VI V D♯m iv i D♯+ III+ D♯° ii° vii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ E V VI Em iv i E+ III+ E° ii° vii° F VI V Fm iv i F+ III+ F° ii° vii° F♯ VI V F♯m iv i F♯+ III+ F♯° ii° vii° Key/ Chd A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ G VI V Gm iv i G+ III+ G° ii° vii° G♯ VI V G♯m iv i G♯+ III+ G♯° vii° ii°

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

A

(VII)

VI

[V]

(III)

Am

i

(v)

iv

A+

[III+]

A°

[vii°]

ii°

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

A♯

(VII)

VI

[V]

(III)

A♯m

i

(v)

iv

A♯+

[III+]

A♯°

[vii°]

ii°

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

B

(VII)

VI

[V]

(III)

Bm

i

(v)

iv

B+

[III+]

B°

ii°

[vii°]

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

C

(III)

(VII)

VI

[V]

Cm

i

(v)

iv

C+

[III+]

C°

ii°

[vii°]

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

C♯

(III)

(VII)

VI

[V]

C♯m

i

(v)

iv

C♯+

[III+]

C♯°

ii°

[vii°]

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

D

(III)

(VII)

VI

[V]

Dm

iv

i

(v)

D+

[III+]

D°

ii°

[vii°]

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

D♯

(III)

(VII)

VI

[V]

D♯m

iv

i

(v)

D♯+

[III+]

D♯°

ii°

[vii°]

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

E

[V]

(III)

(VII)

VI

Em

(v)

iv

i

E+

[III+]

E°

ii°

[vii°]

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

F

VI

[V]

(III)

(VII)

Fm

(v)

iv

i

F+

[III+]

F°

ii°

[vii°]

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

F♯

VI

[V]

(III)

(VII)

F♯m

(v)

iv

i

F♯+

[III+]

F♯°

ii°

[vii°]

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

G

(VII)

VI

[V]

(III)

Gm

(v)

iv

i

G+

[III+]

G°

ii°

[vii°]

Key/Chd

A

A♯

B

C

C♯

D

D♯

E

F

F♯

G

G♯

G♯

(VII)

VI

[V]

(III)

G♯m

(v)

iv

i

G♯+

[III+]

G♯°

[vii°]

ii°

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Intervals Scales Circle of 5ths Fret Maps CAGED Charts Diatonic Chords Diatonic Keys Chord Fingerings Chord Naming Progressions Modes Counting Rhythm Arpeggios Reading Tab Other Notation Injury