Stack of Barley, The is a Hornpipe in 4/4 (key: G). It uses 7 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty. Often associated with Ireland session repertoire.
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Unique chords
7 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
IV → I → II → V7 → I → VI → II → V → IV → I → II → V7 → I → V7 → I → IV → I → I → VI → III7 → VI → IV → I → II +10 more
Progression (chords)
C → G → Am → D7 → G → Em → Am → D → C → G → Am → D7 → G → D7 → G → C → G → G → Em → B7 → Em → C → G → Am +10 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Stack of Barley, The. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
C-G-|Am-D7-|G-Em-|Am-D-| C-G-|Am-D7-|G-D7-|G-C-|
Part B
G-Em-|B7-Em-|C-G-|Am-D7-| Am-Em-|G-D7-|G-D7-|G-C-|
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 |