Chords in a Minor Key

dtaylor
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Sun Jun 15, 2014 4:26 pm

There's 'AGS Theory - Fundamentals VII- Chords In A Major Key', is there a similar lesson on 'chords in a minor key'?


wiley
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Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:18 am

I wouldn't say exactly a 'lesson' as such.

And I'm no expert, I do have this cute little gadget that spins and finds keys and the "Simple Chord Cadences" ( the root, 4th, 5th, then the others). Using the circle of fifths, we find that the Am and C scales contain the same notes, just depends on where one begins the scale.

So, I assume the same would hold true (and as such, so does this gadget) that chord cadences (or progressions) would do the same. So, the key of Am would be, in a way, the same chords as we use in the key of C major, we just change the "Root" - where we 'begin' our progression, and we would have, Am (the root) then Dm (4th) and Em (5th) and then C major (3rd) F major (6th) G major (dominate 7th) and using the same circle theory, the B chord would be our 'diminished 7th' chord?

Ergo - the same would hold true for the other 'minor' keys since they are 'relative' to a major key and scale?


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