Castles in the Air is a Hornpipe in 4/4 (key: G). It uses 5 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty. Often associated with Scotland session repertoire.
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Unique chords
5 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → V7 → I → I7 → IV → I → II7 → V7 → I → V7 → I → I7 → IV → I → V7 → I → IV → I → V7 → I → IV → I → II7 → V7 +8 more
Progression (chords)
G → D7 → G → G7 → C → G → A7 → D7 → G → D7 → G → G7 → C → G → D7 → G → C → G → D7 → G → C → G → A7 → D7 +8 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Castles in the Air. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G-D7-|G-G7-|C-G-|A7-D7-| G-D7-|G-G7-|C-G-|D7-G-|
Part B
C-G-|D7-G-|C-G-|A7-D7-| G-D7-|G-G7-|C-G-|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 |