Family Chords

Family Chords

Family chords are chords that has been used in a major scale or minor scales , By using Family chords , we can cover the whole song with it .  1,4,5th chords are called family chords .

Here we will see about chords in a Major scale , minor scale and chord progressions in brief .

1)  Major 

Consider C major scale 

C D E F G  A B C

So the chords that will be used in C Major Scale are 

C Major | D minor | E minor | F Major | G Major | A minor | B diminish |

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Consider F Major Scale

F G A Bb C D E F 

So the chords that will be used in F Major Scale are 

F Major | G minor | A minor | Bb Major | C Major | D minor | E diminish |  

So, We can consider that the Chord pattern of the Major scale as

Major | minor | minor | Major | Major | minor | diminish |

Family Chords in Major Scale

1 , 4 and 5(7)th degree triad is consider as the Family chords .  

Example ,

Consider C Major Scale , The family chords for C Major will be 

C Major | F Major | G Major / G7 Major 

Consider F Major Scale , The family chords for F Major will be 

F Major | Bb Major |C Major /C7 Major 

Basic Chords In Major Scale

C Major    : C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C

C Major | D minor | E minor | F Major | G Major | A minor | B diminish 

C# Major  : C# D# F   F# G# A# C   C#

C# Major | D# minor | F minor | F# Major | G# Major | A# minor | C diminish

D Major    : D   E   F# G   A   B   C# D

D Major | E minor | F# minor | G Major | A Major | B minor | C# diminish

D# Major  : D# F   G   G# A# C   D  D#

D# Major | F minor | G minor | G# Major | A# Major | C minor | D  diminish

E Major     : E   F# G#  A  B   C# D# E

E Major | F# minor | G# minor | A Major | B Major | C# minor | D# diminish

F Major     : F   G   A   A# C   D   E   F

F Major | G minor | A minor | A# Major | C Major | D minor | E diminish 

F# Major   : F# G# A# B   C# D# F   F#

F# Major | G# minor | A# minor | B Major | C# Major | D# minor | F diminish 

G Major    : G   A   B   C   D   E   F# G

G Major | A minor | B minor | C Major | D Major | E minor | F# diminish

G# Major  : G# A# C   C# D# F   G  G#

G# Major | A# minor | C minor | C# Major | D# Major | F minor | G diminish 

A Major    : A   B   C# D   E   F#  G# A

A Major | B minor | C# minor | D Major | E Major | F# minor | G# diminish

A# Major  : A# C   D   D# F   G   A   A#

A# Major | C minor | D minor | D# Major | F Major | G minor | A diminish

B Major    : B   C# D# E   F# G# A# B

B Major | C# minor | D# minor | E Major | F# Major | G# minor | A# diminish

To know more about diminish chord refer diminish.! 

2) Minor

Consider A minor scale

A B C D E F G A

 A minor | B Diminish | C Major  | D minor  | E minor | F Major | G Major |

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Consider D minor Scale

D E F G A Bb C D 

So the chords that will be used in F Major Scale are 

 D minor | E Diminish | F Major  | G minor  | A minor | Bb Major | C Major |

So, We can consider that the Chord pattern of the MINOR scale as

minor | Diminish | Major | minor | minor| Major | Major |

Family Chords in minor Scale

1 , 4 and 5th degree triad is consider as the Family chords .  

Example ,

Consider A minor Scale , The family chords for C minor will be 

A minor | D minor | E minor

Consider D minor Scale , The family chords for D minor will be 

D minor | G minor | A minor  

Basic Chords In minor Scale

C minor   : C   D   Eb   F   G   Ab   Bb   C

C minor | D diminish | Eb Major | F minor | G minor | Ab Major | Bb Major |

C# minor : C# D# E   F#   G#  A     B   C#

C# minor | D# diminish | E Major | F# minor | G# minor | A Major | B Major |

D minor   : D   E   F   G     A   Bb    C   D

D minor | E diminish | F Major | G minor | Bb minor | C Major | D Major |

D# minor  :D# F   F# G#   A#   B    C#  D#

D# minor | F diminish | F# Major | G# minor | A# minor | B Major | C# Major |

E minor    :E   F#  G   A     B     C    D    E

E minor | F# diminish | G Major | A minor | B minor | C Major | D Major |

F minor    :F    G   Ab Bb   C     Db  Eb  F

F minor | G diminish | Ab Major | Bb minor | C minor | Db Major | Eb Major | 

F# minor  :F#  G#  A   B    C#    D    E   F#

F# minor | G# diminish | A Major | B minor | C# minor | D Major | E Major |

G minor    :G    A   Bb C    D     Eb   F   G 

G minor | A diminish | Bb Major | C minor | D minor | Eb Major | F Major |

G# minor  :G#  A#  B  C#  D#   E     F# G#

G# minor | A# diminish | B Major | C# minor | D# minor | E Major | F# Major |

A minor    : A    B    C  D    E     F    G   A

A minor | B diminish | C Major | D minor | E minor | F Major | G Major |

A# minor  :A#   C   C# D#  F     F#  G# A#

A# minor | C diminish | C# Major | D# minor | F minor | F# Major | G# Major | 

B minor     :B     C#  D  E    F#   G   A   B

B minor | C# diminish | D Major | E minor | F# minor | G Major | A Major |

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