Robert Fisher

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Circle of fifths

Flats Sharps
Major minor Major minor
0 C (Major), a (minor)
1 F d G e
2 B♭ g D b
3 E♭ c A f♯
4 A♭ f E c♯
5 D♭ b♭ B g♯
6 G♭ e♭ F♯ d♯
7 C♭ a♭ C♯ a♯

from Wikipedia


Standard (major scale) chords: I ii iii IV V vi vii°

IiiiiiIVVvivii°
CDmEmFGAm
GAmBmCDEmF♯°
EF♯mG♯mABC♯mD♯°

(minor?)


Chord progressions

I VII(IV/IV) IV I

I II7(V7/V) IV I

I vi IV V

I V vi IV

VI♭ III♭ VII♭ IV I (IV/IV progression)

Starting Chord Most often Followed by Sometimes Occasionally
I IV or V VI II or III
II V IV or VI I or III
III VI IV I or II or V
IV V I or II III or VI
V I IV or VI II or III
VI II or V III or IV I

Need to add VII. To these progressions hold for both major & minor?

The source of this particular incarnation of this data