Doubling of Diatonic Chords 捨㦦乁慅䂼㡫䛪

Roman Chord! Jazz Chord in C Key Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd Inversion 3rd Inversion
Major key Minor Key 炠傭駃! 醶竅㸷傭! 醶濤㸷傭! 醶請㸷傭!
5th
I or i C Cm R R>5 >3 th rd
*Double the Bass Nil

I7 or i7 Complete
C,7 Cm7 Complete
Usually in Root Position (Or double R, Omit 5th)
5th
rd th rd th
ii Dm R>3 >5 3 >R>5 *Double the Bass Nil
Not common Use ⚠
❌ No 2nd inv. for
iio Dº 3rd > R 3rd > R Nil
diminished chord

ii7 or iiØ7 Complete (ii7 or iiØ7)

Dm7 Dm7b5 (Double R, Omit 5th , for ii7 Complete
Commonly use in any position
only )
3rd > R
iii Em R > 3rd Use as Embellishing chord ⛔ Rarely Use Nil

E b or
III or III7 Refer to I and I7 (Tonic triad of relative major)
E b,7
III+ 3rd > R 3rd
Eb+ Use as Embellishing chord Use as Embellishing chord ⛔ Rarely Use Nil
(Harmonic Minor)
III+7
E b+,7 ⛔ Rarely Use
(Harmonic Minor)
5th
iv or IV (F or Fm) F Fm R R > 5th > 3rd Nil
*Double the Bass
IV7 or iv7 (F,7 or Fm7) Complete
F,7 Fm7 Complete
Usually in Root Position (Or double R, Omit 5th)
V (G) 5th
3rd G R R > 5th Nil
Never double , the leading tone *Double the Bass
V7 (G7) Complete Complete
G7
Commonly use in any position (Or double R, Omit 5th)
5th
v Gm R > 5th > 3rd 3rd > R > 5th Nil
*Double the Bass
v7 Complete
Gm7 Complete
Usually in Root Position (Or double R, Omit 5th)
3rd > R > 5th 5th
th rd
vi Am R>5 >3 Use as Embellishing chord *Double the Bass Nil
Not common Use ⚠
A b or
VI or VI7 Refer to IV and IV7 (Subdominant triad of relative major)
A b,7
vio (Aº) 3rd > R ❌ No 2nd inv. for
Aº 3rd > R Use as Embellishing chord Nil
(Melodic Minor) diminished chord
viØ7 Complete
Use like I chord with
Am7b5 added 6
Not common Use ⚠ Not common Use ⚠
(Melodic Minor)
viio ❌ No 2nd inv. for
Bº 3rd > R 3rd > R Nil
(Leading tone Triad) diminished chord
viiØ7 or viio 7 B m7b5 Bº7 Complete Complete Complete Complete
Commonly use in any position
VII or VII7 B b or
Refer to V and V7 (Dominant 7th of relative major)
(Subtonic Triad – Natural Minor Only) Bb7

R = 炠䛪，3rd = 乁慅請䛪，5th = 乁慅條䛪

*Use as Embellishing chord such as Cadential six-four, Pedal six-four, Passing six-four, etc