Greening The Rainbow is a Jig in 6/8 (key: G). It uses 6 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty.
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Unique chords
6 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → I → III → III → I → VI → I → I → VI → IV → I → I → V → II → I → I → I → I → IV → IV → I → I → VI → I +2 more
Progression (chords)
G → G → Bm → Bm → G → Em → G → G → Em → C → G → G → D → Am → G → G → G → G → C → C → G → G → Em → G +2 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Greening The Rainbow. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
G--G--|Bm--Bm--|G--Em--|G--G--| Em--C--|G--G--|D--Am--|G---|G---||
Part B
G---|G---|C---|C---| G---|G---|Em--G--|Am--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 |