Tool

The harmonic field of C♯ major

7 sharps in the key signature. Click a degree to hear it, or hear the whole field.

Triads

DegreeSymbolNotesFunction
IC♯C♯ · E♯ · G♯Tonic
iiD♯mD♯ · F♯ · A♯Subdominant
iiiE♯mE♯ · G♯ · B♯Tonic
IVF♯F♯ · A♯ · C♯Subdominant
VG♯G♯ · B♯ · D♯Dominant
viA♯mA♯ · C♯ · E♯Tonic
vii°B♯dimB♯ · D♯ · F♯Dominant

Seventh chords

DegreeSymbolNotesFunction
Imaj7C♯maj7C♯ · E♯ · G♯ · B♯Tonic
ii7D♯m7D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · C♯Subdominant
iii7E♯m7E♯ · G♯ · B♯ · D♯Tonic
IVmaj7F♯maj7F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E♯Subdominant
V7G♯7G♯ · B♯ · D♯ · F♯Dominant
vi7A♯m7A♯ · C♯ · E♯ · G♯Tonic
viiø7B♯m7♭5B♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯Dominant

The notes are spelled in octave 4, from C♯4. The function is assigned by degree — tonic on I, III and VI; subdominant on II and IV; dominant on V and VII — which is how the harmonic field is taught. Context can change that reading, and the tool reports the degree.

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