{"id":13994,"date":"2020-10-16T13:47:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T20:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/?p=13994"},"modified":"2025-01-27T21:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T04:04:11","slug":"what-are-the-three-primary-chords-used-in-a-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/what-are-the-three-primary-chords-used-in-a-song\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Three Primary Chords used in A Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div>\nThere are <strong><span style=\"color: red;\">three primary chords<\/span><\/strong> for any song that you play. If a song is played in the key of C, then the three primary chords would be <strong><span style=\"color: red;\">C chord<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: red;\">F chord<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: red;\">G chord<\/span><\/strong>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nPrimary chords are <span style=\"color: red;\">Major Chords<\/span>. So, if your song were to play in the key of C, the chords of the C major scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) would have C Chord, F Chord and G Chord being the major chords.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/what-are-the-three-primary-chords-used-in-a-song\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7854\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/how-to-play-piano-three-primary-chords31.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-play-piano-three-primary-chords31\" width=\"400\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\" data-pin-color=\"red\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_20.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div>\nAs you have learned that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/musictheory\/?id=13\/#lesson13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major Scale<\/a> in the key of C are:<!--more--><\/div>\n<p><\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"400\" cellpadding=\"15\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>C, D, E, F, G, A, B<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe chord for the note <span style=\"color: red;\">C<\/span> will be <span style=\"color: red;\">C-E-G<\/span> (i.e. Root-4HS-3HS), which is a <strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Major Chord<\/span><\/strong>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe chord for note D will be D-F-A (i.e. Root-3HS-4HS), which is a minor chord.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nNext,the chord for note E will be E-G-B (i.e. Root-3HS-4HS), which is a minor chord.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe chord for note <span style=\"color: red;\">F<\/span> will be <span style=\"color: red;\">F-A-C<\/span> (i.e. Root-4HS-3HS), which is a <strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Major Chord<\/span><\/strong>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe chord for note <span style=\"color: red;\">G<\/span> will be <span style=\"color: red;\">G-B-D<\/span> (i.e. Root-4HS-3HS), which is a <strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Major Chord<\/span><\/strong>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe chord for note A will be A-C-E (i.e. Root-3HS-4HS), which is a minor chord.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nLastly, the chord for note B will be B-D-F (i.e. Root-3HS-3HS), which is a diminished chord.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"440\" align=\"center\">\n  <strong><font color=\"red\">List of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/what-are-the-three-primary-chords-used-in-a-song\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Three Primary Chords<\/a> in all the 12 Keys:<\/font><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"5\" font color=\"red\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"4\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\"><strong><em><font size=\"4\">In the Key of<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\"><strong><em><font size=\"4\">Three Primary Chords<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\"><strong>C, F, G<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">D<\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">D, G, A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">E<\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">E, A, B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">F<\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">F, B<sup>b<\/sup>, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\"><strong>G, C, D<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">A<\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">A, D, E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">B<\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">B, E, F<sup>#<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">F<sup>#<\/sup> or G<sup>b<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">F<sup>#<\/sup>\/G<sup>b<\/sup>, B, D<sup>b<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">A<sup>b<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">A<sup>b<\/sup>, D<sup>b<\/sup>, E<sup>b<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">B<sup>b<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">B<sup>b<\/sup>, E<sup>b<\/sup>, F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">D<sup>b<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">D<sup>b<\/sup>, G<sup>b<\/sup>, A<sup>b<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"120\">E<sup>b<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">E<sup>b<\/sup>, A<sup>b<\/sup>, B<sup>b<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"100%\">\n<iframe style=\"margin: auto; display: block; width: 98%; aspect-ratio: 3\/2;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rcGYYRAKnt8?si=YMC8OAdGxSn2xFrt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L_L_sZGfTs4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\n--><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAccess free virtual keyboard below to play the primary chords in the key of C :<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/resources\/musictools\/virtualkeyboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3964\" 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align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/basicmusicnotation\/?id=5\/#lesson5\">5<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/learnsongs\/?id=6\/#lesson6\">6<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/learnsongs\/?id=7\/#lesson7\">7<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/learnsongs\/?id=8\/#lesson8\">8<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/chords\/?id=9\/#lesson9\">9<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/chords\/?id=10\/#lesson10\">10<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/chords\/?id=11\/#lesson11\">11<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff7700\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/musictheory\/?id=12\/#lesson12\">12<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff7700\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/musictheory\/?id=13\/#lesson13\">13<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/improvisation\/?id=17\/#lesson17\">17<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/improvisation\/?id=18\/#lesson18\">18<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/improvisation\/?id=19\/#lesson19\">19<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/improvisation\/?id=20\/#lesson20\">20<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"40\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/beginner\/technique\/?id=21\/#lesson21\">21<\/a><\/td>\n<td 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