Chord Cards: Five Common Keys

Includes C, G, F, and D major plus A minor. The front shows the chord on a treble staff. The back shows the key, degree, harmonic function, inversion, and note names.
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C - E - G Root position

E - G - C 1st inversion

G - C - E 2nd inversion

F - A - C Root position

A - C - F 1st inversion

C - F - A 2nd inversion

G - B - D Root position

B - D - G 1st inversion

C major

IV

Subdominant

Root position

F - A - C

CHORD CARD

C major

I

Tonic

2nd inversion

G - C - E

CHORD CARD

C major

I

Tonic

1st inversion

E - G - C

CHORD CARD

C major

I

Tonic

Root position

C - E - G

CHORD CARD

C major

V

Dominant

1st inversion

B - D - G

CHORD CARD

C major

V

Dominant

Root position

G - B - D

CHORD CARD

C major

IV

Subdominant

2nd inversion

C - F - A

CHORD CARD

C major

IV

Subdominant

1st inversion

A - C - F

CHORD CARD

D - G - B 2nd inversion

G - B - D Root position

B - D - G 1st inversion

D - G - B 2nd inversion

C - E - G Root position

E - G - C 1st inversion

G - C - E 2nd inversion

D - F♯ - A Root position

G major

I

Tonic

2nd inversion

D - G - B

CHORD CARD

G major

I

Tonic

1st inversion

B - D - G

CHORD CARD

G major

I

Tonic

Root position

G - B - D

CHORD CARD

C major

V

Dominant

2nd inversion

D - G - B

CHORD CARD

G major

V

Dominant

Root position

D - F♯ - A

CHORD CARD

G major

IV

Subdominant

2nd inversion

G - C - E

CHORD CARD

G major

IV

Subdominant

1st inversion

E - G - C

CHORD CARD

G major

IV

Subdominant

Root position

C - E - G

CHORD CARD

F♯ - A - D 1st inversion

A - D - F♯ 2nd inversion

F - A - C Root position

A - C - F 1st inversion

C - F - A 2nd inversion

B♭ - D - F Root position

D - F - B♭ 1st inversion

F - B♭ - D 2nd inversion

F major

I

Tonic

1st inversion

A - C - F

CHORD CARD

F major

I

Tonic

Root position

F - A - C

CHORD CARD

G major

V

Dominant

2nd inversion

A - D - F♯

CHORD CARD

G major

V

Dominant

1st inversion

F♯ - A - D

CHORD CARD

F major

IV

Subdominant

2nd inversion

F - B♭ - D

CHORD CARD

F major

IV

Subdominant

1st inversion

D - F - B♭

CHORD CARD

F major

IV

Subdominant

Root position

B♭ - D - F

CHORD CARD

F major

I

Tonic

2nd inversion

C - F - A

CHORD CARD

C - E - G Root position

E - G - C 1st inversion

G - C - E 2nd inversion

D - F♯ - A Root position

F♯ - A - D 1st inversion

A - D - F♯ 2nd inversion

G - B - D Root position

B - D - G 1st inversion

D major

I

Tonic

Root position

D - F♯ - A

CHORD CARD

F major

V

Dominant

2nd inversion

G - C - E

CHORD CARD

F major

V

Dominant

1st inversion

E - G - C

CHORD CARD

F major

V

Dominant

Root position

C - E - G

CHORD CARD

D major

IV

Subdominant

1st inversion

B - D - G

CHORD CARD

D major

IV

Subdominant

Root position

G - B - D

CHORD CARD

D major

I

Tonic

2nd inversion

A - D - F♯

CHORD CARD

D major

I

Tonic

1st inversion

F♯ - A - D

CHORD CARD

D - G - B 2nd inversion

A - C♯ - E Root position

C♯ - E - A 1st inversion

E - A - C♯ 2nd inversion

A - C - E Root position

C - E - A 1st inversion

E - A - C 2nd inversion

D - F - A Root position

D major

V

Dominant

2nd inversion

E - A - C♯

CHORD CARD

D major

V

Dominant

1st inversion

C♯ - E - A

CHORD CARD

D major

V

Dominant

Root position

A - C♯ - E

CHORD CARD

D major

IV

Subdominant

2nd inversion

D - G - B

CHORD CARD

A minor

IV

Subdominant

Root position

D - F - A

CHORD CARD

A minor

I

Tonic

2nd inversion

E - A - C

CHORD CARD

A minor

I

Tonic

1st inversion

C - E - A

CHORD CARD

A minor

I

Tonic

Root position

A - C - E

CHORD CARD

F - A - D 1st inversion

A - D - F 2nd inversion

E - G♯ - B Root position

G♯ - B - E 1st inversion

B - E - G♯ 2nd inversion

A minor

V

Dominant

1st inversion

G♯ - B - E

CHORD CARD

A minor

V

Dominant

Root position

E - G♯ - B

CHORD CARD

A minor

IV

Subdominant

2nd inversion

A - D - F

CHORD CARD

A minor

IV

Subdominant

1st inversion

F - A - D

CHORD CARD

A minor

V

Dominant

2nd inversion

B - E - G♯

CHORD CARD