&

w
w
w
w
w
w
w
^1 ^2 ^3 ^4 ^5 ^6 ^7
& w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
I ii iii IV V vi vii
o
C:
Key
Roman numerals
& w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
I ii
7
iii
7
IV
M7
V
7
vi
7
vii
7

C:
(M7)
&
b
b
b
w
w
w
w
w
w w n
w w n
^1 ^2 ^3 ^4 ^5 ^^6 ^7
Alterations
&
b
b
b
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
n
w
w
w
w
w
w n
i ii
o
III iv V VI vii
o
c:
&
b
b
b
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
n
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w n
i ii
7
III
M7
iv
7
V
7
VI
M7
vii
o7

c:
(7)
&
b
b
b w
w
w
n
w
w
w
w
n
w
w
w
n
w
w
w
n
w
w
w
w
n
w
w
w
A
w
w
w n
w
w
w
w n
w
w
w A
w
w
w
w A
A
IV IV
7
v vi
o
vi
7
VII VII
7
c:
ii III
+
rare
ii
7

m mm A M Mm m d dm M Mm
MAJOR
^6 ^6 ^^7 ^^7
MINOR
DIATONIC TRIADS
DIATONIC SEVENTH CHORDS
Chord types:
M, m & d
Chord types:
mm, MM, Mm & dm
BAIN MUSC 115/116
Music Theory I/II
Diatonic Chords
Tertian chords built from the tones of major and minor scales
Scale degree:
Chord types:
m, d & M
Chord types:
dm, MM, mm, Mm & dd
COMMON DIATONIC TRIADS
COMMON DIATONIC SEVENTH CHORDS
OTHER DIATONIC CHORDS IN MINOR
The C Minor Scale
The C Major Scale
^^7
^^7 ^^7
^6
^^7 ^6
* - Although I
M7
(in major) and i
7
(in minor) are common in jazz and popular music,
they were rarely employed in the common-practice period.
** - The
M7
subscript is unique to K/P.
*
*
^^7 ^^7
^6
^7
Source: Kostka & Payne 2008, Ch. 4
**