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Episode 13: Diatonic Chords in Major, Natural Minor, and Harmonic Minor Keys

Episode 13: Diatonic Chords in Major, Natural Minor, and Harmonic Minor Keys

Update: 2021-03-10
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This episode outlines the Diatonic chords–the ones that fit with no added sharps or flats–within a key. 


In a Major key we have 1, 2m, 3m, 4, 5, 6m, 7dim.


In a Minor key we have 1m, 2dim, 3, 4m, 5m, 6, 7.


In Harmonic Minor we raise the 7th note of the key by a half step creating a LEADING TONE: 1m, 2dim, 3, 4m, 5*, 6, #7dim.

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Episode 13: Diatonic Chords in Major, Natural Minor, and Harmonic Minor Keys

Episode 13: Diatonic Chords in Major, Natural Minor, and Harmonic Minor Keys

Erol Oz