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The chords of a minor key
Build a triad on every note of a minor scale and you get the chords of a minor key. Natural minor gives seven of them. Raise the 7th, as harmonic minor does, and three of them change.
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Seven chords from natural minor
- The natural minor chords of A minor, up and down: Am, B°, C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am0:22
Raise the 7th
- v–i, then V–i (Em–Am, E–Am)0:20
- VII–i, then vii°–i (G–Am, G♯°–Am)0:20
- III, then III+ (C, C+)0:08
Which chords minor-key music uses
- i–iv–V–i (Am–Dm–E–Am)0:13
- i–VII–VI–VII (Am–G–F–G)0:22
- i–VI–III–VII (Am–F–C–G)0:22
- i–VII–VI–V (Am–G–F–E)0:24
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