Melosic

Relative chords are the chords that sound good together.

Try these chords in major one by one:

Now minor chords:

All these chords are relative chords in the key of C Major.

Here is the full table that shows relative chords for Major Keys.

Major Key	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
C	C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	Bdim
D	D	Em	F#m	G	A	Bm	C#dim
E	E	F#m	G#m	A	B	C#m	D#dim
F	F	Gm	Am	Bb	C	Dm	Edim
G	G	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	F#dim
A	A	Bm	C#m	D	E	F#m	G#dim
B	B	C#m	D#m	E	F#	G#m	A#dim

You may have noticed that:

• chords under I, IV and V are in major
• chords under II, III and VI are in minor
• chords under VII are diminished

Similarly, these are the relative chords for Minor Keys:

Minor Key	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Cm	Cm	Ddim	Eb	Fm	Gm	Ab	Bb
Dm	Dm	Edim	F	Gm	Am	Bb	C
Em	Em	F#dim	G	Am	Bm	C	D
Fm	Fm	Gdim	Ab	Bbm	Cm	D	E
Gm	Gm	Adim	Bb	Cm	Dm	Eb	F
Am	Am	Bdim	C	Dm	Em	F	G
Bm	Bm	C#dim	D	Em	F#m	G	A

If you want to see chord diagrams, put the chords in the box below and click ‘Get Chords’: