Is the 3rd and the 6th chords always minor in a key?
Or is it the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th ?
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AndyT wrote:
Major: I / ii / iii / IV / V / vi / viidim
Minor: i / iidim / III / iv / v / VI / VII
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).Is the 3rd and the 6th chords always minor in a key?
Or is it the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th ?
Major: I / ii / iii / IV / V / vi / viidim
Minor: i / iidim / III / iv / v / VI / VII
Music Junkie wrote:
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
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.AndyT wrote: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).Is the 3rd and the 6th chords always minor in a key?
Or is it the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th ?
Major: I / ii / iii / IV / V / vi / viidim
Minor: i / iidim / III / iv / v / VI / VII
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