THE THREE PRINCIPAL CHORDS OF C MAJOR

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Chord I is the Tonic Chord in the key of C major, in the Root Pos~tion.
ChordIV is the Subdominam Chord in C major, in che second inversion.
Chord V is the Dominanc-Seventh Chord in the same key, in the first inversion; with the Fifch (D) omitted.
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