Abbess, The is a Air in 4/4 (key: G). It uses 7 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty. Often associated with England session repertoire.
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Unique chords
7 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → VI → I → VI → IV → II → V → IV → II → III → VI → II → V7 → I → I → IV → II → V7 → III → VI → II → V → IV → II +21 more
Progression (chords)
G → Em → G → Em → C → Am → D → C → Am → Bm → Em → Am → D7 → G → G → C → Am → D7 → Bm → Em → Am → D → C → Am +21 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Abbess, The. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G-Em-|G-Em-|C-|Am-D-| C-Am-|Bm-Em-|Am-D7-|G-|
Part B
G-C-|Am-D7-|Bm-Em-|Am-D-| C-Am-|Bm-Em-|Am-D7-|G-|| G-Em-|Am-Bm-|G-Em-|Am-D-| Bm-C-|Bm-Em-|Am-D7-|G-||
Commonly used functional chords in trad major keys
This table shows the standard diatonic chords in a major key, commonly used as the harmonic foundation for traditional tunes.
| I | ii | iii | IV | V | vi | (V7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Bm | C#m | D | E | F#m | E7 |
| C | Dm | Em | F | G | Am | G7 |
| D | Em | F#m | G | A | Bm | A7 |
| E | F#m | G#m | A | B | C#m | B7 |
| F | Gm | Am | Bb | C | Dm | C7 |
| G | Am | Bm | C | D | Em | D7 |