Making Joyful Noises

Principal Chords and Relative Minor Sets for the Guitar’s Moveable Chords

3 Principal Chords

Relative Minor

Key

I

IV

V7

VIm IIm III7

C

C

F

G7

Am Dm E7

3 2 0 1 0

3 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1

0 2 3 1 0

0 0 2 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

G

G

C

D7

Em Am B7

3 2 0 1 0

3 2 0 0 0 4

0 0 2 1 3

0 2 3 0 0 0

0 2 3 1 0

2 1 3 0 4

D

D

G

A7

Bm Em

F 7

0 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 4

0 1 1 1 3

3 4 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 0

3 2 1 0

F m

C 7

A

A

D

E7

Bm

0 2 1 3 0

0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 0

3 1 1 1

3 4 2 1

3 2 4 1

C m

F m

G 7 (A 7)

E

E

A

B7

0 2 3 1 0 0

0 2 1 3 0

2 1 3 0 4

2 1 3 0

3 1 1 1

1 1 1 3

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