The Gal I Left Behind Me

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The Gal I Left Behind Me (key: D). It uses 6 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty.

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Unique chords

6 chordsIntermediate

Functional harmony

Primary: bVIIHarmony: Rich6 functions🔎 Tune Analysis
Progression (degrees)
bVII → bIII → IV7 → V → II → I7
Progression (chords)
C → F → G7 → Am → Em → D7

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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords

Parts and chords for session tune The Gal I Left Behind Me. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.

Part A
C-|F-|C-|C-|C-|F-|G7-|C-||
Part B
C-|Am-|Em-|D7G|C-|F-|G7-|C-||

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