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Nasty Theory Stuff
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:40 am
by AndyT
Is the 3rd and the 6th chords always minor in a key?
Or is it the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th ?
Re:Nasty Theory Stuff
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:16 am
by Music Junkie
AndyT wrote:
Is the 3rd and the 6th chords always minor in a key?
Or is it the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th ?
It is 2nd, 3rd and 6th if you are in a Major key. If you are in a minor key, it would be 1st, 4th and 5th (double check that, I could be wrong).
Major: I / ii / iii / IV / V / vi / viidim
Minor: i / iidim / III / iv / v / VI / VII
Re:Nasty Theory Stuff
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:13 pm
by rcsnydley
Music Junkie wrote:
AndyT wrote:
Is the 3rd and the 6th chords always minor in a key?
Or is it the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th ?
It is 2nd, 3rd and 6th if you are in a Major key. If you are in a minor key, it would be 1st, 4th and 5th (double check that, I could be wrong).
Major: I / ii / iii / IV / V / vi / viidim
Minor: i / iidim / III / iv / v / VI / VII
MJ, that is exactly correct. Think of it this way. Since the relative minor is the the sixth degree in the major scale, the 1 chord in a minor scale starts at the 6th of the major scale and then after it reaches the 7th it wraps back around to the beginning.
Check out the diagram below.
Scale
Degree: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Major: I / ii / iii / IV / V / vi / viidim
Minor: III / iv / v / VI / VII / i / iidim
Notice how all the chord types match up, i.e. maj. with maj., min. with min. and dim with dim.
Ric
Re:Nasty Theory Stuff
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:24 pm
by AndyT