Top of Cork Road is a Jig in 6/8 (key: D). It uses 6 unique chords and is classified as Intermediate difficulty. Often associated with Ireland session repertoire.
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Unique chords
6 chordsIntermediate
Functional harmony
Progression (degrees)
I → II → V → I → II → I → V → I → II → V → I → II → I → I → V → VI → V → IV → I → IV → V7 → I
Progression (chords)
D → Em → A → D → Em → D → A → D → Em → A → D → Em → D → D → A → Bm → A → G → D → G → A7 → D
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Simple Tune Structure - Parts/Chords
Parts and chords for session tune Top of Cork Road. Use Key+/Key− to transpose.
Part A
D---|Em--A--|D--Em--|D--A--| D---|Em--A--|D--Em--|D---|
Part B
D---|A---|Bm---|A---| G---|D---|G--A7--|D---|
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 |