[Maydog]

@JackM has a good method here. At the FW level, you’re pretty much going to have 7 chords to choose from once you know the key. Of those 7, 2 are rarely used: the 2m and the 7dim. That leaves 5 chords to choose from. Of the 5, there are 3 chords that are almost always used: the 1M, 4M, and 5M. If you need a chord other than the 1, 4, or 5, that leaves either the 3m or 6m as JackM stated. So for example if the key is D Major, the 1-7 chords are: D, Em F#m, G, A, Bm, C#dim. Dropping the 2 and 7 leaves you with D, F#m, G, A, Bm. The D, G, and A are almost always used, if you need another chord, try the Bm, then the F#m. (I realize I’m basically restating what JackM said, but maybe reading it from 2 different people will help.)

* M=Major, m=minor

• This reply was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by  Maydog.