Major Chord Progression

A chord may be built upon any note within a scale which means a seven note scale allows seven basic chords. Each degree of the scale becoming the root of its own chord in a chord progression. If we wanted to make a major chord progression then we'd used a simple pattern and apply if to any major scale; for the sake of simplicity I will start with C major. 

1. C= Tonic = Major chord
2. D= Super Tonic = Minor Chord
3. E= Mediant = Minor Chord
4. F= Sub-Dominant = Major chord
5. G= Dominant = Major chord
6. A= Sub-Mediant = Minor chord
7. B= Leading Tone = Diminished chord
8. C 

So the pattern for a major chord progression is:

1. Major
2. Minor
3. Minor
4. Major
5. Major
6. Minor
7. Diminished

You add these chord values to each scale degree starting from the root. You can apply this formula to every key there is. If you figure out the major scale in every key then you just have to remember the major chord progression formula and apply it to every key.

Here is an easy reference chart for the major chord progressions of the major scales of the natural tones.

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Below isn't necessary unless you want full understanding of how chords were chosen

If you're like me then you're probably asking, "how did they find that pattern?" Let's take the C Major scale so we could make this easy. Basically, the 1-3-5 formula used to make a major chord is used with every degree within C major while staying in C major...

C

D
E
F
G
A
B
C

The major scale in the key of C; to find the first chord we use the 1-3-5 pattern starting with C and repeat the process with entire scale to find each note we'll use. You should end up with something like this:

CEG= C Major
DFA= D Minor
EGB= E Minor
FAC= F Major
GBD= G Major
ACE= A Minor
BDF= B Diminished

Try applying this to different keys and enjoy!