Lord Gordon's Reel

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Lord Gordon's Reel is a Reel in 4/4 (key: E). It uses 6 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty.

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Unique chords

6 chordsIntermediate

Functional harmony

Primary: bVIIHarmony: Rich6 functions🔎 Tune Analysis
Progression (degrees)
bVII → I → IV → V → bIII → I
Progression (chords)
D → Em → A → Bm → G → E

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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords

Parts and chords for session tune Lord Gordon's Reel. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.

Part A
D---|D---|Em---|A---|D---|D---|D-Bm-|G-A-:||
Part B
D---|D---|Em---|E-A-|D---|D---|D-Bm-|G-A-:||
Part C
D---|D---|Em---|Em---|D---|D---|D-Bm-|G-A-
:||
Part D
D---|D---|Em---|Em---|D---|D---|D-Bm-|G-A-
:||
Part E
D---|D---|Em---|Em---|D-A-|D---|D-Bm-|G-A-
:||
Repeat Part A; end with |A-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