Hawkins' Rag (key: A). It uses 6 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty.
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Unique chords
6 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
bIII → IV → bVII → bVI → I°dimaj7 → I
Progression (chords)
C → D → G → F → Adim7 → A
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Hawkins' Rag. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
C---|C---|D---|D---|G---|G---|C---|G---|C---|C---|D---|D---|F-Adim7-|C-A-|D-G-|C---||
Part B
G---|G---|C---|C---|G---|G---|C---|C---|G---|G---|C---|C---|F-Adim7-|C-A-|D-G-|C---:||
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 |