STAGE 1

HARMONY
CHEAT
SHEET

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MAJOR SCALE FORMULA

RELATIVE MINOR/MAJOR

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MINOR SCALE FORMULA



CHORDS IN A KEY

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MAJOR KEY
CHORDS

MINOR KEY
CHORDS

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THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS

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HOOK THEORY LINKS

> Common chord progressions

> Explanation of Hook Theory Tabs

> Hook Theory Trends

> Blog Article on Analysing 1200 Songs

COMMON CHORD ELEMENTS

& PROGRESSIONS 
(To get you started)

MAJOR MINOR
I-V i-V
I - IV i - iv
ii - I iv - V
IV - V i - VI
V - vi i - VII

ii - V - I ii - V - i
IV - V - I iv - V - i
I - IV - V i - iv - V

I - V - vi - IV i - iv - VII - i
I - V - vi - iii - IV i - VII - VI
vi - V - IV - V i - VI - III - VII