Never Far Away is a Reel in 4/4 (key: G). It uses 13 unique chords and is classified as Expert difficulty.
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Unique chords
13 chordsExpert
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → I → II7 → IV → VI7 → Imaj7 → II7 → V → I → I → II7 → IV → VI7 → IV → V → I → I → IV → I → I → I → VI7 → I → IV +46 more
Progression (chords)
G → G/B → Am7 → C → Em7 → G(Bm7) → Am7 → D → G → G/B → Am7 → C → Em7 → C → D → G → G → C → G/B → G → G → Em7 → G/B → C +46 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Never Far Away. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G-|G/B-|Am7-|C-| Em7-|G (Bm7)-|Am7-|D-| G-|G/B-|Am7-|C-| Em7-|C-|D-|G-|G-||
Part B
C-|G/B-|G-|G-| Em7-|G/B (Bm)-|C-|C-| Em-|C-|G-|G/B-| G-|G/B-|D-|D-| C-|G/B (Bm)-|G (Am7)-|G-| Em7-|D (Bm)-|C-|C/E-| Em-|Bm-|G-|C-| G-|G/B-|D-|D-| D-| G-|G/B-|Am7-|C-| Em7-|G (Bm7)-|Am7-|D-| G-|Am-|Bm-|C-|C-| C-| Em7-|D-|C-|G/B-| Em7-|C-G-|D-|G-||
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 |