Chord Progression Cheat Sheet

Interval Chart Diatonic Chord Qualities Chord Motion Charts

Interval Name
Unison
Semitones
+0
Major Key
1
Chord Quality
Major
Major Key Chord Motion
2 Minor
Minor Second +1
3 Minor
Major Second +2 4 Major
Minor Third +3 5 Major
6 Minor
Major Third +4
7 Diminished
Perfect Fourth +5
Tritone +6 Minor Key Chord Quality
1 Minor
Perfect Fifth +7
2 Diminished
Minor Sixth +8
3 Major
Major Sixth +9
Minor Key Chord Motion
4 Minor
Minor Seventh +10 5 Minor
Major Seventh +11 6 Major
Octave +12 7 Major

Chord Formulas Diatonic Seventh Chords

Major Key Seventh Chord Quality
Chord Name Formula
1 Major Seventh
Major 1-3-5
2 Minor Seventh
Minor 1-b3-5
3 Minor Seventh
Diminished 1-b3-b5 4 Major Seventh
Sus2 1-2-5 5 Dominant Seventh
Sus4 1-4-5 6 Minor Seventh
Augmented 1-4-5# 7 Half Diminished Seventh Popular Major Progressions Popular Minor Progressions
Major Seventh 1-3-5-7
• I - V - vi - IV • i - VI - VII
Minor Key Seventh Chord Quality
Minor Seventh 1-b3-5-b7 • I - IV - V • i - III - iv - v
1 Minor Seventh
Dominant Seventh 1-3-5-b7 • I - vi - IV - V • i - VI - III - VII
2 Half Diminished Seventh
Half Diminished Seventh 1-b3-b5-b7 • I - vi - ii - V • i - v - VI
3 Major Seventh
• I - V - vi - iii - IV • i - iv - v
4 Minor Seventh
• I - iii - IV - V • VI - iv - v - i
5 Minor Seventh
6 Major Seventh
7 Dominant Seventh

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