A table of how roman numerals are used to represent the major chords in all keys.
The table is also usable when you need to transpose a chord progression from one key to another.
| Key | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
| C# | C# | D# | F | F# | G# | A# | C |
| Db | Db | Eb | F | Gb | Ab | Bb | C |
| D | D | E | F# | G | A | B | C# |
| D# | D# | F | G | G# | A# | C | D |
| Eb | Eb | F | G | Ab | Bb | C | D |
| E | E | F# | G# | A | B | C# | D# |
| F | F | G | A | Bb | C | D | E |
| F# | F# | G# | A# | B | C# | D# | F |
| Gb | Gb | Ab | Bb | B | Db | Eb | F |
| A | A | B | C# | D | E | F# | G# |
| A# | A# | C | D | D# | F | G | A |
| Bb | Bb | C | D | Eb | F | G | A |
| B | B | C# | D# | E | F# | G# | A# |
Roman numeral examples
Some examples of how to interpret the roman numerals table.
The roman numeral IV represents the:
- A major chord in key of E.
- F major chord in key of C.
The chord progression I-VIm-IV-V7 translates to:
- C-Am-F-G7 in the key of C.
- F-Dm-Bb-C7 in the key of F.
- A-F#m-D-E7 in the key of A.