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Minor keys, along with major keys, are a common choice for popular music. The three most important chords, built off the 1st, 4th and 5th scale degrees are all minor chords (C minor, F minor, and G minor). For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends
Roman Numerals in Key of C. It’s common to refer to chords in keys by using roman numerals. When representing chords with roman numerals, we use upper case for Major chords and lower case for minor chords. Here are seven chords, represented as roman numerals, in the key of C: I = C. ii = Dm. iii = Em. IV = F. V = G.
You will learn all the main triad chords, as well as the 7th chords and suspended chords on each scale degree. These are the notes of the C Minor Scale: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb. And here are the main chords (triads) of the C Minor scale. Followed by a chord chart of the most fundamental chords per scale degree:
- Notes of C Minor Scale
- Scale Structure
- Relative and Parallel Scales
- Modes
The C Minor scale contains three flats, E♭, A♭, and B♭. The rest of the notes are naturals. C – D – E♭ – F – G – A♭ – B♭
C Minor is a minor scale and follows the minor scale structure of whole and half step intervals: W H W W H W W
Relative Major of C Minor:E♭ Major | E♭ – Fm – Gm – A♭ – B♭ – Cm – Dm♭5 Parallel Major of C Minor: C Major| C – Dm – Em – F – G – Am – Bm♭5
The following are the modes of C Minor: 1. C Aeolian (Minor) 2. D Locrian (Minor) 3. E♭Ionian (Major) 4. F Dorian (Minor) 5. G Phrygian (Minor) 6. A♭ Lydian (Major) 7. B♭ Mixolydian (Major)
compile the Natural Minor scale, (in black), with the ascending version of the Melodic Minor scale, (in red). As illustrated you have many different chordal options when writing in minor key so experiment and let you ear guide you to the best sounding chords like you like the best and that fit the music you are creating. Remember that the chart ...
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The relative major/minor keys share the same key signature and chords, only the intervals are re-numbered to reflect the minor root. Read more about relative major and minor keys. Determining the Chords of a Key. Chords of a given key are built from the scale of the key center. For instance, chords in the key of C major are built from the C ...
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learly, I [m not alone in liking the Natural Minor Scale because this scale provides the foundation for almost all rock and blues lead guitar. (Playing a solo in a minor scale over major chords just sounds awesome. I [ve been doing it for years and it gets more and more fun as time goes by!) The Natural Minor Scale looks like this:
