Handfasting, The

Key: 0

Handfasting, The is a Barndance in 4/4 (key: A). It uses 8 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty.

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Unique chords

8 chordsIntermediate

Functional harmony

Primary: IHarmony: Rich8 functions🔎 Tune Analysis
Progression (degrees)
I → II → V → I → II → I → IV → VI → V → IV → II → V → I → II → V → I → III → IV → VI → V → II → V → I → II +7 more
Progression (chords)
A → Bm → E → A → Bm → A/C# → D → F#m → E → D → Bm → E → A → Bm → E → A → C#m → D → F#m → E → Bm → E/G# → A → Bm +7 more

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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords

Parts and chords for session tune Handfasting, The. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.

Part A
A-|A-|Bm-|E-|A-Bm-|
A/C#-D-|F#m-E-|D-|Bm-|E-|
Part B
A-|Bm-|E-|A-C#m-|D-|
F#m-E-|Bm-|E/G#-|A-|Bm-|
E-|A-C#m-|D-|F#m-E-|D-|D-||

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.

IiiiiiIVVvi(V7)
ABmC#mDEF#mE7
CDmEmFGAmG7
DEmF#mGABmA7
EF#mG#mABC#mB7
FGmAmBbCDmC7
GAmBmCDEmD7