American Patrol is a March in 4/4 (key: G). It uses 6 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty. Often associated with USA session repertoire.
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Unique chords
6 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → IV → II → I → II7 → V → I → IV → V → II → V7 → I → IV → I → IV → I → IV → I → V7 → I → IV → I → V7 → I
Progression (chords)
G → C → Am → G → A7 → D → G → C → D → Am → D7 → G → C → G → C → G → C → G → D7 → G → C → G → D7 → G
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune American Patrol. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G-|G-|G-|G-|C-Am-| G-|A7-|D-|G-|G-| G-|G-|C-|D-|Am-D7-|G-|| C-|C-|G-|G-|C-|C-| G-|G-|C-|G-|D7-| G-|C-|G-|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 |