Chord progressions in F# major
Which chords belong together in F# major, and what is built from them: the seven diatonic chords and 13 common progressions, each written out.
The chords of F# major
Almost every song in this key is built from these seven. The roman numeral says which degree of the scale the chord stands on — upper case for major, lower case for minor.
13 progressions in F# major
I–V–vi–IVF# – C# – D#m – BThe four chordsvi–IV–I–VD#m – B – F# – C#The same four, starting minorI–vi–IV–VF# – D#m – B – C#The fifties progressionii–V–IG#m7 – C#7 – F#maj7The jazz cadenceI–IV–VF# – B – C#The three primary chordsI–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–VF#7 – B7 – F#7 – C#7 – B7 – F#7 – C#7The twelve-bar bluesI–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–VF# – C# – D#m – A#m – B – F# – B – C#The Pachelbel canonI–vi–ii–VF#maj7 – D#m7 – G#m7 – C#7The turnaroundI–♭VII–IVF# – E – BThe Mixolydian turnI–iii–IV–VF# – A#m – B – C#The rising progressionI–IV–I–VF# – B – F# – C#The alternating progressionvi–V–IV–VD#m – C# – B – C#The lamenting progressionI–V–IV–VF# – C# – B – C#The rock loop
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