Mary Shannon's is a Reel in 4/4 (key: E). It uses 10 unique chords and is classified as Advanced difficulty.
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Unique chords
10 chordsAdvanced
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → V7 → I → I → VI → I → II → IV → IV → I → I → IV → VI → V°dim → I → IV → #IV°dim → I → I
Progression (chords)
E → B7 → E → E/G# → C#m → E → F#m → A → A/B → E → E/G# → A → C#m → B(Bbdim) → E → A/F# → A#dim/G → E/G# → E
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Mary Shannon's. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
E-|B7-|E-E/G#-|C#m-| E-|F#m-|A-|A/B-|E-E/G#-||
Part B
A-|A-|C#m-|C#m-|B (Bbdim)-| (B7)-|E-A/F#-|A♯dim/G-E/G#-|E-|E-||
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 |