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Major Triads - Parent Keys
(Major & Natural Minor Keys Only)

This is useful for reference when working out key centres. The tutorial on triad construction is also useful background reading.

There are also reference charts of parent keys for minor and diminished triads.

Triad	Notes	Major Keys	Minor Keys
C	C E G	I of C major IV of G major V of F major	III of A minor VI of E minor VII of D minor
G	G B D	I of G major IV of D major V of C major	III of E minor VI of B minor VII of A minor
D	D F# A	I of D major IV of A major V of G major	III of B minor VI of F# minor VII of E minor
A	A C# E	I of A major IV of E major V of D major	III of F# minor VI of C# minor VII of B minor
E	E G# B	I of E major IV of B major V of A major	III of C# minor VI of G# minor VII of F# minor
B	B D# F#	I of B major IV of F# major V of E major	III of G# minor VI of D# minor VII of C# minor
F#	F# A# C#	I of F# major V of B major	III of D# minor VII of G# minor
Gb	Gb Bb Db	I of Gb major IV of Db major	III of Eb minor VI of Bb minor
Db	Db F Ab	I of Db major IV of Ab major V of Gb major	III of Bb minor VI of F minor VII of Eb minor
Ab	Ab C Eb	I of Ab major IV of Eb major V of Db major	III of F minor VI of C minor VII of Bb minor
Eb	Eb G Bb	I of Eb major IV of Bb major V of Ab major	III of C minor VI of G minor VII of F minor
Bb	Bb D F	I of Bb major IV of F major V of Eb major	III of G minor VI of D minor VII of C minor
F	F A C	I of F major IV of C major V of Bb major	III of D minor VI of A minor VII of G minor

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