Roman Numeral Analysis - Jazz and Pop Numerals

Jazz and Pop Numerals

In music theory aimed towards jazz and popular music, all triads are represented by upper case numerals, followed by a symbol to indicate if it is not a major chord (e.g. "-" for minor or "ø" for half-diminished):

E Major:

  • E maj7 becomes I maj7
  • F♯ -7 becomes II -7
  • G♯ -7 becomes III -7
  • A maj7 becomes IV maj7
  • B7 becomes V7
  • C♯ -7 becomes VI -7
  • D♯ø7 becomes VIIø7

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