Morning Star Reel, The is a Reel in 4/4 (key: G). It uses 5 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty. Often associated with Ireland session repertoire.
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Unique chords
5 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → VI → I → VI → I → VI → I → V → I → III → VI → III → VI → III → I → V → VI → III → VI → III → VI → I → II → V +1 more
Progression (chords)
G → Em → G → Em → G → Em → G → D → G → Bm → Em → Bm → Em → Bm → G → D → Em → Bm → Em → Bm → Em → G → A → D +1 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Morning Star Reel, The. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G-Em-|G-Em-|G-Em-|G-D-|
Part B
Bm-Em-|Bm-Em-|Bm-G-|D-Em-| Bm-Em-|Bm-Em-|G-A-|Em-|_Out-||
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 |