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The chords in
a major key
A visual relationship
Chords
in relationship the I chord on the 3rd string
Next we are going to take a look at how the chords would relate
to each other if the I chord was on the 3rd string. This time
we will use the key of D. For this visual relationship that you
are learning, some keys work better in relationship to the I chord
being on the 4th string, and some work better relating to the
3rd string. It is just a matter of trying to keep all of the arpeggios
in the middle of the neck.
Below are the chords in the key of D.
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I
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IIm
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IIIm
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IV
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V
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VIm
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VIIo
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D
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Em
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F#m
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G
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A
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Bm
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C#o
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Here is a D major scale in the area if the D note on the 5th
string. The D note is highlighted in red.
|------|------|--6---|------|--7---|--1---|------|------|-1st
|------|------|--3---|--4---|------|--5---|------|------|
|------|------|--7---|--1---|------|--2---|------|------|
|------|--4---|------|--5---|------|--6---|------|------|-4th
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3rd fret 5th
fret 7th fret 9th
fret
Here are all of the chords functions in the key of D, and how
they relate to the I chord with the root on the 3rd string.
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-1st
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-VIm--|------|-VIIo-|--I---|------|--IIm-|------|-IIIm-|
|-IIIm-|--IV--|------|--V---|------|--VIm-|------|-VIIo-|-4th
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3rd fret 5th
fret 7th fret 9th
fret
Basic
arpeggios in the key of D
| I |
|---|---|---|-4-|
-1st
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|---|-2-|---|---|
|---|---|---|---| -4th
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5th fret |
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| IIm |
|---|---|-3-|---|
-1st
|---|---|-3-|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|---|---|---|---| -4th
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7th fret |
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| IIIm |
|---|---|-3-|---|
-1st
|---|---|-3-|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|---|---|---|---| -4th
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9th fret |
|---|---|---|---|
-1st
|---|---|-3-|---|
|---|---|-3-|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-| -4th
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2nd fret |
| IV |
|---|---|---|---|
-1st
|---|---|---|-4-|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|---|-2-|---|---| -4th
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3rd fret |
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| V |
|---|---|---|---|
-1st
|---|---|---|-4-|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|---|-2-|---|---| -4th
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5th fret |
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| VI |
|---|---|-3-|---|
-1st
|---|---|-3-|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|---|---|---|---| -4th
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2nd fret |
|---|---|---|---|
-1st
|---|---|-3-|---|
|---|---|-3-|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-| -4th
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7th fret |
| VIIo |
|---|---|-3-|---|
-1st
|---|-2-|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|
|---|---|---|---| -4th
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4th fret |
|---|---|---|---|
-1st
|---|---|-3-|---|
|---|-2-|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-| -4th
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9th fret |
Here are the same few chord progressions that you
used to test you skills with the key of A. Now try them with the
key of D.
I IV
V I
I VIm
IIm V I
IIIm
VIm IIm V I
Page 3, A visual relationship of the chords in
a major key, I chord on the 4th string
Page 5, Other possible chords
within the key 
Major key
harmony jump zone
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