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North Sea Chinaman, The

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North Sea Chinaman, The is a Reel in 4/4 (key: Dm). It uses 5 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty.

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Unique chords

5 chordsIntermediate

Functional harmony

Primary: v7Harmony: Moderate5 functions🔎 Tune Analysis
Progression (degrees)
I9 → V7 → I9 → VII → V7 → I9 → I9 → V7 → I9 → VII → V7 → I9 → I9 → VII → I9 → V7 → I → I9 → VII → I9 → VII → V9 → I9
Progression (chords)
Dm9 → Am7 → Dm9 → C → Am7 → Dm9 → Dm9 → Am7 → Dm9 → C → Am7 → Dm9 → Dm9 → C → Dm9 → Am7 → Dm → Dm9 → C → Dm9 → C → Am9 → Dm9

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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords

Parts and chords for session tune North Sea Chinaman, The. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.

Part A
Dm9-|Am7-|Dm9-C-|Am7-Dm9-|Dm9-|Am7-|Dm9-C-|Am7-Dm9-|Dm9-|C-|Dm9-|Am7-Dm-|Bb-Dm9-|C-|Dm9-C-|Am9-Dm9-||

Common chord palette in minor (Aeolian / trad usage)

This table shows a common chord palette for natural minor (Aeolian) in session playing. Minor tunes may occasionally borrow a dominant 7th for a stronger resolution.

ibVIIbVIivvIII(V7)
AmGFDmEmCE7
BmAGEmF#mDF#7
DmCBbGmAmFA7
EmDCAmBmGB7
GmFEbCmDmBbD7