Highland Cathedral is a March in 4/4 (key: D). It uses 8 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty. Often associated with Scotland session repertoire.
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Unique chords
8 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → V7 → I → VI → II → II7 → V → IV → I → V7 → VI → V7 → I → V7 → I → V → III → V → I → II7 → V → II7 → V → III +4 more
Progression (chords)
D → A7 → D → Bm → Em → E7 → A → G → D → A7 → Bm → A7 → D → A7 → D → A → F#m → A → D → E7 → A → E7 → A → F#m +4 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Highland Cathedral. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
D-|A7-D-|Bm-Em-|E7-A-| G-D-|A7-Bm-|A7-D-|A7-D-|| A-|F#m-A-|D-E7-|A-E7-| A-|F#m-A-|D-E7-|A-||
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 |