Saint Patrick's Day

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Saint Patrick's Day is a Jig in 6/8 (key: Gmaj). It uses 4 unique chords and is classified as Beginner difficulty.

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Unique chords

4 chordsBeginner

Functional harmony

Primary: IVHarmony: Moderate4 functions🔎 Tune Analysis
Progression (degrees)
I → VI → I → IV → V → I → VI → I → IV → V → I → V → I → VI → V → I → VI → V → VI → V → VI → I → VI → I +13 more
Progression (chords)
G → Em → G → C → D → G → Em → G → C → D → G → D → G → Em → D → G → Em → D → Em → D → Em → G → Em → G +13 more

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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords

Parts and chords for session tune Saint Patrick's Day. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.

Part A
G---|Em---|G--C--|D---|
G---|Em---|G--C--|
D--G--|D--G--||
Part B
Em---|D--G--|Em---|D---|
Em---|D--Em--|G---|Em--G--|
G--C--|D---|G--Em--|G--D--|
G--C--|
D--G--|D--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.

IiiiiiIVVvi(V7)
ABmC#mDEF#mE7
CDmEmFGAmG7
DEmF#mGABmA7
EF#mG#mABC#mB7
FGmAmBbCDmC7
GAmBmCDEmD7