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Handbook
of Chords,
Scales and
Arpeggios
D Major Arpeggios
A Major C major
F Major G major
Bb Major D major
D minor
Minor Scales A minor
A Minor E minor
E Minor
M a j o r K ey s
F C
B G
Dm Am
Gm Em
E D
Cm Bm
Relative
Minors
Fm Fm
A A
Bm Cm
Dm
Fm
Em
D E
F /G B
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
B C
G A
D E F
A B C
E F G
C D
C Major Scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
A
E F G
B C D
G A
D E F
A B C
Essential Chords
C Major G Major
1 3 5 1 3 5
C E G X O O G B D
OO O
0 3
T 1 T 0
0 0
A 2 A 0
B 3 B 2
3
C G
D Major E Minor
1 3 5 1 3 5
X X O O OO O
D F A E G B
2 0
T 3 T 0
2 0
A 0 A 2
B B 2
0
D Em
1 3 5 1 3 5 7
A C E X O O F A C E X X O
0 0
T 1 T 1
2 2
A 2 A 3
B 0 B
Am Fmaj7
1 3 5 7 1 3 5
DF A C X XO D F A X X O
2 1
T 1 T 3
2 2
A 0 A 0
B B
D7 Dm
More Chords
F Major A Major
1 3 5 XX 1 3 5 XO O
F A C A C E
1 0
T 1 T 2
2 2
A 3 A 2
B B 0
1 3 5 O OO 1 3 5 7 O OOOO
E G B E G B D
0
T 0
0
A 0
B 2
0
1 3 5 7 XO O O 1 3 5 7 XO O O
A C E G AC E G
0
T 1
0
A 2
B 0
1 3 5 7 O O OO 1 3 5 7 OO O
E G B D G B DF
1 3 5 7 X O 1 3 5 7 X OO O
C E GB C E G B
0
T 0
0
A 2
B 3
1 3 5 7 XO O 1 3 5 7 XXO
A C EG D F AC
G Major 7th
1 3 5 7 X O OO
G B DF
0
T 1
0
A 2
B 0
Power Chords
G5 C5
XXXX X XXX
D5 E5
X XXX O XXX X
5th Fret