Key Centers-

Key Centers are the groups of chords that make up a given key. To build a Key Center
you must build chords off of each step of the major or minor scale using the formulas below.
This process is known as harmonizing the scale, and once finished you will have all of the chords
you can use in a given key. The backbone of most songs is a chord progression based off of
these Key Centers.

What you need:

- Barre Chords (Major, Minor, and 7th Chords)

-Knowledge of the Major and Minor Key Center scale patterns (on accompanying Tab)

-Memorization of the Major and Minor Key Center Formulas

Major Key Center Formula (Triads)-

I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii - I

Ma Mi Mi Ma Ma Mi Dim Ma
Minor Key Center Formula (Triads)-

i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII - i

Mi Dim Ma Mi Mi Ma Ma Mi
Major Key Center Formula (7th Chords)-

I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii - I

Ma7 Mi7 Mi7 Ma7 Dom7 Mi7 Mi7b5 Ma7

Minor Key Center Formula (7th Chords)-

i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII - i

Mi7 Mi7b5 Ma7 Mi7 Mi7 Ma7 Dom7 Mi7