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Chord Patterns

Welcome to Chord Patterns - Chord Patterns are the way songs are made. The most common Chord Pattern is the I- IV-V-I pattern found in all types of music. A chord is two or more notes held at the same time. The most common chord is the triad three notes held at the same time. The one the three and the five notes make up the major one chord. Wah Wah Guitar shows the seven main chord finger shapes of The Major Scale. See Circle of Fiths to Learn about Key Signatures. Chord Patterns also known as Diatonic Harmony are easy and fun to practice.

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I - IV - V - I Chord Patterns

Examples:

Key of C: C - F - G - C
Key of D: D - G - A - D
Key of E : E - A - B - E

I - iii - IV - ii - I Chord Patterns

Examples:

Key of F: F - A - Bb - G - F
Key of G: G - B - C - A - G
Key of A: A - C# - D - B - A

I - vi - ii - V - I Chord Patterns

Examples:

Key of B: B - G# - C# - F# - B
Key of Db: Db - Bb - Eb - Ab - Db
Key of Eb: Eb - C - F - Bb - Eb
Key of Gb: Gb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb

I - ii - iii - IV - V - I Chord Patterns

Examples:

Key of Ab: Ab - Bbm - Cm - Db - Eb - Ab
Key of Bb: Bb - Cm - Dm - Eb - F - Bb

I - vi - ii - IV - I Chord Patterns

Examples:

Key of C: C - Am - Dm - G - C
Key of D: D - Bm - Em - A - D