PopPianoCourse

- Florian Mohr Musical basics

Triads of a particular key and the primary steps

The primary steps are marked in bold.

C major
step
chord

I
C

II
Dm

III
Em

IV
F

V
G

VI
Am

VII
B dim.

I
D

II
Em

III
F#m

IV
G

V
A

VI
Bm

VII
C# dim.

I
E

II
F#m

III
G#m

IV
A

V
B

VI
C#m

VII
D# dim.

I
F

II
Gm

III
Am

IV
Bb

V
C

VI
Dm

VII
E dim.

I
G

II
Am

III
Bm

IV
C

V
D

VI
Em

VII
F# dim.

I
A

II
Bm

III
C#m

IV
D

V
E

VI
F#m

VII
G# dim.

I
B

II
C#m

III
D#m

IV
E

V
F#

VI
G#m

VII
A# dim.

D major
step
chord

E major
step
chord

F major
step
chord

G major
step
chord

A major
step
chord

B major
step
chord

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Triads of a particular key and the primary steps

Db major
step
chord

I
Db

II
Ebm

III
Fm

IV
Gb

V
Ab-Dur

VI
Bbm

VII
C dim.

I
Eb

II
Fm

III
Gm

IV
Ab

V
Bb

VI
Cm

VII
D dim.

I
Ab

II
Bbm

III
Cm

IV
Db

V
Eb

VI
Fm

VII
G dim.

I
Bb

II
Cm

III
Dm

IV
Eb

V
F

VI
Gm

VII
A dim.

II
Abm

III
Bbm

IV
Cb

V
Db

VI
Ebm

VII
F dim.

VI
D#m

VII
E# dim.

Eb major
step
chord

Ab major
step
chord

Bb major
step
chord

Gb major (very rare)

step
chord

I
Gb

F# major (very rare, looks on the keyboard just like Gb major)

step
chord

I
F#

II
G#m

III
A#m

IV
B

V
C#