Bourree is a Reel in 4/4 (key: G). It uses 10 unique chords and is classified as Advanced difficulty.
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Unique chords
10 chordsAdvanced
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → VI → IV → I → II → V7 → I → V7 → I → II → V → II → V → II → V → V → I → III7 → VI → VI7 → II → V7 → I → IV +16 more
Progression (chords)
G → Em → C → G → Am → D7 → G → D7 → G → A → D → A → D → A → D → D → G → B7 → Em → E7 → Am → D7 → G → C +16 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Bourree. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G-Em-|C-|G-Am-|G-D7-| G-A-|D-A-|D-A-|D-|
Part B
D-|G-|B7-|Em-| E7-Am-|D7-G-|C-G-|D7-| G-Em-|C-|G-Am-|G-| Em-D-|G-C-|G/D-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 |