Three Rusty Swords is a Hornpipe in 3/2 (key: G). It uses 4 unique chords and is classified as Beginner difficulty. Often associated with England session repertoire.
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Unique chords
4 chordsBeginner
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → V → I → V → I → V → IV → V → IV → I → V → I → I → V → I → I → V7 → I → V → I
Progression (chords)
G → D → G → D → G → D → C → D → C → G → D → G → G → D → G → G → D7 → G → D → G
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Three Rusty Swords. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G---|D---|G---|D---|
Part B
G--D--|D---|C--G--|G---|
Part C
G---|D---|G---|G---|
Part D
G---|D7---|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 |