Minor Chords and Scales

1)Melodic Minor Chords and Scales

IminMaj7 Melodic Minor

iim7sus4b9 Dorian b2

IIIMaj7#5 Lydian augmented

IVdom7#11 Myxolydian #11

Vdom7b6 Myxolidian b6/ Lydian b7

vim7b5 Locrian αναιρεση 2

VIIdom7#5/b5/#4/b9 Altered dominant / Super Locrian / Dminished whole tone

2) Harmonic Minor Chords and Scales

IminMaj7 Harmonic Minor

iim7b5 Locrian αναίρεση 6
Maj7#5 Ionian7 augm
ivm7#4 Dorian #4
Vdom7b9 Pyrigian Major

PROGRESSIONS

1) Common Chords Progression

I- IV- V

ii7-V7- I Maj7

I- vi7 or VI7- ii- V

iii- VI- ii- V- I Maj7

I Maj7- viio7/ii- viio7/iii- iii

ii7b5- Vb9- i7
2) Secondary Dominants Chords Progression

iim7- V7- io7- IMaj7

IMaj7- biio7/V- ii7- V7 (DMAj7- Bbo7- Am7- D7)

3)Jazz Progressions

ii V by whole step
(the Maj7 in the end of a four bar ii- V- I, becomes minor ii in the second four bar etc..)

C#m7| F#7 | BMaj7| BMaj7| |Bm7| E7 | AMaj7|AMaj7|

Am7| G7| CMaj7|CMaj7| |Cm|F7|BbMaj7|BbMaj7|

DIATONIC HARMONIC MOVEMENT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Major C D E F G A B

1)Tonic Chords (Chords that don’t contain the 4 degree)

C= C E G Emin= E- G- B Am= A- C- E
I= Tonic iii= Mediant vi= submediant

2) Predominant chords that contain only the 4th scale degree

F= F- A- C Dm= D- F- A
IV= Subdominat ii=Supertonic

3)Dominant- Chords that have 4th degree

G= G- B- D- (F) Bo= B- D- F
V=Dominant vii= Leading Tone

DIATONIC HARMONIC MOVEMENT SHAPE

Tonic Chords -----> Predominant Chords -------> Dominant Chords
I iii iv ii IV V VII