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Plagal Cadence

This is more mild than the Authentic Cadence, but it still leads to resolution.

Triads

IV → I

♮

• Key of C Major:
F [F-A-C] → C [C-E-G]

♯

• Key of G Major:
C [C-E-G] → G [G-B-D]

• Key of D Major:
G [G-B-D] → D [D-F♯-A]

• Key of A Major:
D [D-F♯-A] → A [A-C♯-E]

• Key of E Major:
A [A-C♯-E] → E [E-G♯-B]

• Key of B Major:
E [E-G♯-B] → B [B-D♯-F♯]

• Key of F♯ Major:
B [B-D♯-F♯] → F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯]

• Key of C♯ Major:
F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯] → C♯ [C♯-E♯-G♯]

♭

• Key of F Major:
B♭ [B♭-D-F] → F [F-A-C]

• Key of B♭ Major:
E♭ [E♭-G-B♭] → B♭ [B♭-D-F]

• Key of E♭ Major:
A♭ [A♭-C-E♭] → E♭ [E♭-G-B♭]

• Key of A♭ Major:
D♭ [D♭-F-A♭] → A♭ [A♭-C-E♭]

• Key of D♭ Major:
G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭] → D♭ [D♭-F-A♭]

• Key of G♭ Major:
C♭ [C♭-E♭-G♭] → G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭]

• Key of C♭ Major:
F♭ [F♭-A♭-C♭] → C♭ [C♭-E♭-G♭]

Seventh Chords

IV^M7 → I^M7

♮

• Key of C Major:
F^M7 [F-A-C-E] → C^M7 [C-E-G-B]

♯

• Key of G Major:
C^M7 [C-E-G-B] → G^M7 [G-B-D-F♯]

• Key of D Major:
G^M7 [G-B-D-F♯] → D^M7 [D-F♯-A-C♯]

• Key of A Major:
D^M7 [D-F♯-A-C♯] → A^M7 [A-C♯-E-G♯]

• Key of E Major:
A^M7 [A-C♯-E-G♯] → E^M7 [E-G♯-B-D♯]

• Key of B Major:
E^M7 [E-G♯-B-D♯] → B^M7 [B-D♯-F♯-A♯]

• Key of F♯ Major:
B^M7 [B-D♯-F♯-A♯] → F♯^M7 [F♯-A♯-C♯-E♯]

• Key of C♯ Major:
F♯^M7 [F♯-A♯-C♯-E♯] → C♯^M7 [C♯-E♯-G♯-B♯]

♭

• Key of F Major:
B♭^M7 [B♭-D-F-A] → F^M7 [F-A-C-E]

• Key of B♭ Major:
E♭^M7 [E♭-G-B♭-D] → B♭^M7 [B♭-D-F-A]

• Key of E♭ Major:
A♭^M7 [A♭-C-E♭-G] → E♭^M7 [E♭-G-B♭-D]

• Key of A♭ Major:
D♭^M7 [D♭-F-A♭-C] → A♭^M7 [A♭-C-E♭-G]

• Key of D♭ Major:
G♭^M7 [G♭-B♭-D♭-F] → D♭^M7 [D♭-F-A♭-C]

• Key of G♭ Major:
C♭^M7 [C♭-E♭-G♭-B♭] → G♭^M7 [G♭-B♭-D♭-F]

• Key of C♭ Major:
F♭^M7 [F♭-A♭-C♭-E♭] → C♭^M7 [C♭-E♭-G♭-B♭]