7.1 · Chords of the Minor Key
A chord on every shadowed step
Build a triad on every rung of A minor and the key hands you its home team: i · ii° · III · iv · v · VI · VII. Still three major chords, three minor, one diminished. The bright ones didn't vanish; they moved house.
One shadowed scale in, seven chords out
The minor ladder, then a chord grown on each step of it.
The seven chords of A minor
Same team, new positions
Major key: majors on 1, 4, 5. Minor key: majors on 3, 6, 7. Hear the two home chords back to back. The whole difference in one comparison.
Quiz
1 / 3In a minor key, the home chord i is…