The I, IV, and V chords contain every note of the major scale.
| C Major Scale | C | D | E | F | G | A | B | C | D |
| I chord | C | E | G | ||||||
| IV chord | F | A | C | ||||||
| V chord | D | G | B | D |
Say you want every line to have four measures.
Step 1.
Step 2.
Say you want to keep a certain group of measures all in one line.
Step 1 - Select the measures you want to group.
Step 2.
Result
D Major: I V vi iii IV I IV V
G Minor: i iv bVII bIII bVI iiº V i (descending circle of fifths)
[Syllabus]
Revised by John Ellinger, Spring 2012.