I know you rushed here because you want to play your first song.
That’s why you need to know what primary chords are first as a beginner.
Read this slowly and repeatedly…
Primary Chords are basically Major Chords on the 1st , 4th and 5th degree of the diatonic scale.
Do you remember the lesson on Number System & Scale Degrees? we literally used numbers to represent each member of the Major Scale.
This number system also applies to chords, which means :
In Key C the primary chords are 1,4 & 5 of the C Major Scale
C Major triad (CEG) = 1 chord or simply I
F Major triad (FAC) = 4 chord or simply IV
G Major triad (GBD) = 5 chord or simply V
In Key F the primary chords are 1,4 & 5 of the F Major Scale
F Major triad (FAC) = 1 chord or simply I
Bb Major triad (Bb D F) = 4 chord or simply IV
C Major triad (CEG) = 5 chord or simply V
In Key G the primary chords are 1,4 & 5 of the G Major Scale
G Major triad (GBD) = 1 chord or simply I
C Major triad (CEG) = 4 chord or simply IV
D Major triad (D F# A) = 5 chord or simply V
Now let’s see if you can spell out the Primary Chords for the Key of A Major.
When you are done, hop on to the next lesson.