Blaydon Races is a Jig in 6/8 (key: G). It uses 9 unique chords and is classified as Advanced difficulty. Often associated with England session repertoire.
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Unique chords
9 chordsAdvanced
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Blaydon Races. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G---|G---|D7---|G--G7--|C---|G---|A7---|D7---| G---|G---|D7---|G--G7--|C---|G---|D7---|G---|| G--D7--|G--C--|A7--D7--|G--G7--|C--D7--|G--Em--|C--A7--|D--D7--| G--C--|G--C--|A7--D7--|G--G7--|C--D7--|G--E7--|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 |