How to find Chords in a specific Key?

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In every key, the 1st, 4th and 5th notes will be Majors and 2nd, 3rd & 6th notes will be minors, 7th will be diminished. For Eg. In the key of A major, the chords will be "A (1) - Bm (2) - C#m (3) - D (4) - E (5) - F#m (6) - G#dim (7)"
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Sa Ga Pa keys makes a chord
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Type "guitar chords family" on google and download the pictures from the images section.
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In any key the degrees from 1 to 7 will be Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Diminished. If you can figure out the notes of any particular scale you can play the respective chords major, minor or diminished accordingly.
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Let's say its the key of C major, the first chord or the tonic contains CEG, the second chord or the supertonic contains DFA and so on. The notes remain in the particular scale in question here Cmajor (CDEFGABC). Let's say now it is D major, the scale is (DEF#GABC#D), the first chord or the tonic...
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Let's say its the key of C major, the first chord or the tonic contains CEG, the second chord or the supertonic contains DFA and so on. The notes remain in the particular scale in question here Cmajor (CDEFGABC). Let's say now it is D major, the scale is (DEF#GABC#D), the first chord or the tonic is DF#A, the second chord is suprtonic caleed EGB and so on. read less
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you need to learn music theory. (Root-1-5) apply this on notes of specific key...you will get ur chords
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