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13/01/2006 4:11 pm
In a theory book i have it says that in every major mode the chords are:
I II III IV V VI VII
M m m M M m diminished
M= Major
m = minor
I assume this is different for minor modes (i.e. the tonic would be minor?)
Does anyone know why this pattern is this way?
13/01/2006 4:15 pm
Depends on which minor scale.
In natural minor, it's the same as major - just starting from the sixth note:
i iiº III iv v IV VII
In the others - harmonic or melodic minor - the chords change. When you have a sharped 7th, that makes the III augmented, the V major, and the VII diminished.
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