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Saturday, September 13, 2025

Tables of Secondary Dominant Chords

This blog post is a resource to help you in fulfilling the SpinTunes 25 Round 2 challenge. Included in this post are tables of secondary dominant chords and the chords they resolve to, in 12 major keys and 12 minor keys. 

To use them, find the key of the song you are writing to see which secondary dominant chords and resolutions are available in that key. You are not required to use every progression listed in any given key, and you may of course also use progressions in your key that are not listed here. 

Key of C majorKey of A minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
C7F majorA7D minor
D major or D7G majorB major or B7E minor or E major
E major or E7A minorC7F major
A major or A7D minorD major or D7G major
B major or B7E minorG7C major
Key of G majorKey of E minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
G7C majorE7A minor
A major or A7D majorF# major or F#7B minor or B major
B major or B7E minorG7C major
E major or E7A minorA major or A7D major
F# major or F#7B minorD7G major
Key of D majorKey of B minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
D7G majorB7E minor
E major or E7A majorC# major or C#7F# minor of F# major
F# major or F#7B minorD7G major
B major or B7E minorE major or E7A major
C# major or C#7F# minorA7D major
Key of A majorKey of F# minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
A7D majorF#7B minor
B major or B7E majorG# major or G#7C# minor or C# major
C# major or C#7F# minorA7D major
F# major or F#7B minorB major or B7E major
G# major or G#7C# minorE7A major
Key of E majorKey of C# minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
E7A majorC#7F# minor
F# major or F#7B majorD# major or D#7G# minor or G# major
G# major or G#7C# minorE7A major
C# major or C#7F# minorF# major or F#7B major
D# major or D#7G# minorB7E major
Key of B majorKey of G# minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
B7E majorG#7C# minor
C# major or C#7F# majorA# major or A#7D# minor or D# major
D# major or D#7G# minorB7E major
G# major or G#7C# minorC# major or C#7F# major
A# major or A#7D# minorF#7B major
Key of Gb majorKey of Eb minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
Gb7Cb majorEb7Ab minor
Ab major or Ab7Db majorF major or F7Bb minor or Bb major
Bb major or Bb7Eb minorGb7Cb major
Eb major or Eb7Ab minorAb major or Ab7Db major
F major or F7Bb minorDb7Gb major
Key of Db majorKey of Bb minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
Db7Gb majorBb7Eb minor
Eb major or Eb7Ab majorC major or C7F minor or F major
F major or F7Bb minorDb7Gb major
Bb major or Bb7Eb minorEb major or Eb7Ab major
C major or C7F minorAb7Db major
Key of Ab majorKey of F minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
Ab7Db majorF7Bb minor
Bb major or Bb7Eb majorG major or G7C minor or C major
C major or C7F minorAb7Db major
F major or F7Bb minorBb major or Bb7Eb major
G major or G7C minorEb7Ab major
Key of Eb majorKey of C minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
Eb7Ab majorC7F minor
F major or F7Bb majorD major or D7G minor or G major
G major or G7C minorEb7Ab major
C major or C7F minorF major or F7Bb major
D major or D7G minorBb7Eb major
Key of Bb majorKey of G minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
Bb7Eb majorG7C minor
C major or C7F majorA major or A7D minor or D major
D major or D7G minorBb7Eb major
G major or G7C minorC major or C7F major
A major or A7D minorF7Bb major
Key of F majorKey of D minor
This Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This ChordThis Secondary Dominant......Resolves to This Chord
F7Bb majorD7G minor
G major or G7C majorE major or E7A minor or A major
A major or A7D minorF7Bb major
D major or D7G minorG major or G7C major
E major or E7A minorC7F major

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