Diatonic Triads in Major Keys

4
& 4
C: I

ii

iii

IV

vi

vii

SHARP KEYS
(Moving clockwise around the circle of fifths)

ii

iii

IV

vi

vii

#
&

G: I

##
&
D: I

###
&
A:

ii

iii

IV

vi

vii

ii

iii

IV

vi

vii

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E

####
&

vii

ii

iii

IV

vi

E:

vi

vii

vi

vii

vii

####
& #

B:

ii

iii

IV

#### #
& #

F#:

ii

iii

IV

#### ##
& #
C#:

ii

iii

IV

vi

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C

vi

vii

&

C: I

ii

iii

IV

FLAT KEYS
(Moving counterclockwise around the circle of fifths)

& b
F: I

&

bb

Bb: I

bb
b
&
Eb: I

vi

vii

ii

iii

IV

ii

iii

IV

vi

vii

ii

iii

IV

vi

vii

b
& b b b

Ab:

ii

iii

IV

vi

vii

ii

iii

IV

vi

vii

b
& b b b b
Db:

ii

iii

IV

vi

vii

vii

b
& b b b b b
Gb:

bbb b
b
& b b
I

Cb:

ii

iii

IV

vi

Diatonic Triads in Minor Keys

Minor key signatures reflect the accidentals contained in the natural minor scale (the same accidentals of each scale's
relative major scale). In minor key chord progressions, it is common to employ the raised seventh scale degree (the
leading tone) from the harmonic minor form in order to create the V and vii chords, which serve a dominant function.
You will see these chords below the third and fourth measure of each system.
A

4
& 4
a: i

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

vii

SHARP KEYS
(Moving clockwise around the circle of fifths)

#
&
e: i

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

##
&

b: i

vii

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

###

&
f#: i

ii

III

iv

vii

VI

VII

#
V

E
#

vii

####

####

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C

####
&

c#: i

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

vii

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

####
& #
g#:

#### #
& #
d#:

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

#### ##
& #
i

vii

vii

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

a#:
E

vii

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A
D

&

a:

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

vii

FLAT KEYS
(Moving counterclockwise around the circle of fifths)

& b
d: i

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

b
& b
g: i

VI

VII

ii

III

iv

F
#

b
& b b

vii

D
#

vii

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

c:
i

n
V

n
vii

b
& b b b

VII

ii

III

iv

VI

f:
i

E
n

vii

b
& b b b b

bb:

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

b
& b b b b b

vii

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

eb:
i

& b b b b b b

vii

ii

III

iv

VI

VII

ab:
i

vii