Chords
Three chords, countless songs
C, F and G — the trio behind a huge number of tunes.
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A great many songs are built from just three chords. Starting in C, those three are C, F and G. They belong together and move from one to the next very naturally.
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ZC3
XD3
CE3
VF3
BG3
NA3
MB3
AC4
SD4
DE4
FF4
GG4
HA4
JB4
KC5
LD5
;E5
'F5
G5
A5
B5
C6
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C major — your home base.
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ZC3
XD3
CE3
VF3
BG3
NA3
MB3
AC4
SD4
DE4
FF4
GG4
HA4
JB4
KC5
LD5
;E5
'F5
G5
A5
B5
C6
W
E
T
Y
U
O
P
F major — built on F: F, A, C.
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ZC3
XD3
CE3
VF3
BG3
NA3
MB3
AC4
SD4
DE4
FF4
GG4
HA4
JB4
KC5
LD5
;E5
'F5
G5
A5
B5
C6
W
E
T
Y
U
O
P
G major — built on G: G, B, D.
Tip: Practise switching between them slowly until it feels easy. The lesson “Three chords in a row” walks you through exactly this.
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