Black Jack is a Jig in 6/8 (key: G). It uses 6 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty. Often associated with England session repertoire.
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Unique chords
6 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → II → V7 → I → VI → II → V7 → I → IV → V7 → I → I → IV → V7 → I → II7 → V7 → I → II → V7 → I → VI → II → V7 +4 more
Progression (chords)
G → Am → D7 → G → Em → Am → D7 → G → C → D7 → G → G → C → D7 → G → A7 → D7 → G → Am → D7 → G → Em → Am → D7 +4 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Black Jack. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G---|Am--D7--|G--Em--|Am--D7--|G--C--|D7--G--|
Part B
G---|C--D7--|G---|A7--D7--|G---| Am--D7--|G--Em--|Am--D7--|G--C--|D7--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 |