Chord progressions in G major

Which chords belong together in G major, and what is built from them: the seven diatonic chords and 13 common progressions, each written out.

The chords of G 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.

Degree	Chord	Type
I	G	major
ii	Am	minor
iii	Bm	minor
IV	C	major
V	D	major
vi	Em	minor
vii°	F#dim	diminished

13 progressions in G major

I–V–vi–IVG – D – Em – CThe four chords vi–IV–I–VEm – C – G – DThe same four, starting minor I–vi–IV–VG – Em – C – DThe fifties progression ii–V–IAm7 – D7 – Gmaj7The jazz cadence I–IV–VG – C – DThe three primary chords I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–VG7 – C7 – G7 – D7 – C7 – G7 – D7The twelve-bar blues I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–VG – D – Em – Bm – C – G – C – DThe Pachelbel canon I–vi–ii–VGmaj7 – Em7 – Am7 – D7The turnaround I–♭VII–IVG – F – CThe Mixolydian turn I–iii–IV–VG – Bm – C – DThe rising progression I–IV–I–VG – C – G – DThe alternating progression vi–V–IV–VEm – D – C – DThe lamenting progression I–V–IV–VG – D – C – DThe rock loop

Neighbouring keys

D majorC majorE minor

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