Guitar Chords in the Key of C Major

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The chords in the key of C Major

C Major Chord C
D minor Chord Dm
E minor Chord Em
F Major Chord F
G Major Chord G
A Minor Chord Am
B Diminished Chord Bdim

C Major - D minor - E minor - F Major - G Major - A minor - B diminished (B°).

      C     Dm    Em    F     G     Am    Bdim  
e|----------1-----0-----1-----3-----0----------|
B|----1-----3-----0-----1-----0-----1-----3----|
G|----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----4----|
D|----2-----0-----2-----3-----0-----2-----3----|
A|----3-----------2-----------2-----0-----2----|
E|----------------0-----------3----------------|
      I     ii    iii   IV    V     vi    vii

The chord formula for any Major key is
Major - minor - minor - Major - Major - minor - diminished

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

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