Interactive Keyboard (C4-B4)
Diatonic Chords in C Major
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Current Key: C Major. Diatonic chords are listed above.
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Help / Key Terms
Tonic (I): The 'home' chord. Provides stability and resolution.
Dominant (V): Creates strong tension, strongly pulls towards the Tonic.
Subdominant (IV): Creates moderate tension, often leads to Dominant or Tonic.
Diatonic Chords: Chords built using only notes from the current scale.
Roman Numerals: Used to denote chords based on their scale degree and quality (e.g., I, ii, V).
Chord Progression: A sequence of chords that creates a harmonic structure in music.