Reference · All 24 keys
Chords in every key
Every major and minor key, its The sharps or flats written at the start of each line of music, telling you which notes the key changes. and its seven chords. Pick a key to hear the chords and see them on the fretboard.
Major keys
In every major key the chords follow the same pattern: I, IV and V are major, ii, iii and vi are minor, and vii° is A chord with a minor 3rd and a flattened 5th, written °. It sounds tense, and is the vii° chord of a major key.. The keys are listed in circle-of-fifths order, each adding one sharp or removing one flat.
| Key | Signature | The seven chords |
|---|---|---|
| C major | 0 | C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am and B° |
| G major | 1♯ | G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em and F♯° |
| D major | 2♯ | D, Em, F♯m, G, A, Bm and C♯° |
| A major | 3♯ | A, Bm, C♯m, D, E, F♯m and G♯° |
| E major | 4♯ | E, F♯m, G♯m, A, B, C♯m and D♯° |
| B majoror C♭ major | 5♯ | B, C♯m, D♯m, E, F♯, G♯m and A♯° |
| F♯ majoror G♭ major | 6♯ | F♯, G♯m, A♯m, B, C♯, D♯m and E♯° |
| D♭ majoror C♯ major | 5♭ | D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭, A♭, B♭m and C° |
| A♭ major | 4♭ | A♭, B♭m, Cm, D♭, E♭, Fm and G° |
| E♭ major | 3♭ | E♭, Fm, Gm, A♭, B♭, Cm and D° |
| B♭ major | 2♭ | B♭, Cm, Dm, E♭, F, Gm and A° |
| F major | 1♭ | F, Gm, Am, B♭, C, Dm and E° |
Minor keys
A The minor scale with the same notes as its relative major: in A minor, A B C D E F G. key uses the notes of its The major and minor keys that share all seven notes and the same key signature, such as C major and A minor., starting from the sixth degree: i, iv and v are minor, III, VI and VII are major, and ii° is A chord with a minor 3rd and a flattened 5th, written °. It sounds tense, and is the vii° chord of a major key.. Many songs raise the seventh note to make the V chord major.
| Key | Signature | The seven chords |
|---|---|---|
| A minor | 0 | Am, B°, C, Dm, Em, F and G |
| E minor | 1♯ | Em, F♯°, G, Am, Bm, C and D |
| B minor | 2♯ | Bm, C♯°, D, Em, F♯m, G and A |
| F♯ minor | 3♯ | F♯m, G♯°, A, Bm, C♯m, D and E |
| C♯ minor | 4♯ | C♯m, D♯°, E, F♯m, G♯m, A and B |
| G♯ minoror A♭ minor | 5♯ | G♯m, A♯°, B, C♯m, D♯m, E and F♯ |
| D♯ minoror E♭ minor | 6♯ | D♯m, E♯°, F♯, G♯m, A♯m, B and C♯ |
| B♭ minoror A♯ minor | 5♭ | B♭m, C°, D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭ and A♭ |
| F minor | 4♭ | Fm, G°, A♭, B♭m, Cm, D♭ and E♭ |
| C minor | 3♭ | Cm, D°, E♭, Fm, Gm, A♭ and B♭ |
| G minor | 2♭ | Gm, A°, B♭, Cm, Dm, E♭ and F |
| D minor | 1♭ | Dm, E°, F, Gm, Am, B♭ and C |