Parting Glass, The is a March in 4/4 (key: Am). It uses 7 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty. Often associated with Scotland session repertoire.
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Unique chords
7 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
bVII7 → II → VII → IV → V → II → I7 → IV → bVII7 → II → VII → IV → V → II → bVII → II → II → IV → bVII → V → IV → bVII7 → II → VII +38 more
Progression (chords)
F#7 → Bm → G → D → Em → Bm → A7 → D → F#7 → Bm → G → D → Em → Bm → F#m → Bm → Bm → D → F#m → Em → D → F#7 → Bm → G +38 more
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Parting Glass, The. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
F#7-|Bm-G-|D-Em-|Bm-A7-|D-F#7-|Bm-G-|D-Em-|Bm-F#m-|Bm-Bm-|D-|F#m-|Em-|D-F#7-|Bm-G-|D-Em-|Bm-F#m-|G-Bm-|F#7-|Bm-G-|D-Em-|Bm-A7-|D-F#7-|Bm-G-|D-Em-|Bm-F#m-|Bm-Bm-|D-|F#m-|Em-|D-F#7-|Bm-G-|D-Em-|Bm-F#m-|G-Bm-||
Common chord palette in minor (Aeolian / trad usage)
This table shows a common chord palette for natural minor (Aeolian) in session playing. Minor tunes may occasionally borrow a dominant 7th for a stronger resolution.
| i | bVII | bVI | iv | v | III | (V7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am | G | F | Dm | Em | C | E7 |
| Bm | A | G | Em | F#m | D | F#7 |
| Dm | C | Bb | Gm | Am | F | A7 |
| Em | D | C | Am | Bm | G | B7 |
| Gm | F | Eb | Cm | Dm | Bb | D7 |