harmonic theory II

minor scale

The A-minor scale consist in the same tones as the C-major scale, but beginns with A. The known accords and scales are here on different steps.

modustetradaccordoptionsinterval structurescale
1A C E GA-79 4 b6 19b345b671aol
2B D F AB-7/b5b9 4 b6 1b9b34b5b671lok
3C E G BCmaj79 4 6 193456#71ion
4D F A CD-79 4 6 19b345671dor
5E G B DE-7b9 4 b6 1b9b345b671phry
6F A C EFmaj79 #4 6 193#456#71lyd
7G B D FG79 4 6 19345671mixo

Stufenakkorde - moll. Der Tonleitername ist eine Kurzform einer entsprechenden Kichentonart.

Auch hier kann man die Quartkadenz beginnend mit A spielen :

A-7D-7G7Cmaj7Fmaj7B-7/b5E-7A-7
here is A-minor the tonal center ( tonic ).


harmonic minor

Is the 7th ton of the A-minor increased by a half-ton arises the harmonic-minor scale. The E-7 accord changes to a E7 accord. So the scale gets a dominat-sept-accord on the 5th step.
Allso the other acccords change their tones and options.

modustetradaccordoptionsinterval strukturescale
1A C E G#A-maj79 4 b6 19b345b6#71aol #7
2B D F AB-7/b5b9 4 6 1b9b34b5671lok #6
3C E G# BCmaj7/#59 4 6 1934#56#71ion #5
4D F A CD-79 #4 6 19b3#45671dor #4
5E G# B DE7b9 4 b6 1b9345b671mixo b9b6
6F A C EFmaj7#9 #4 6 1#93#456#71lyd #9
7G# B D FG#-b7/b5b9 b4 b6 1b9b3b4b5b6b71lok b4b7

Stepaccords - harmonic minor. The scalename is a short form of the church modi added with the changed intervals.


The quardcadence is

A-maj7D-7G#-b7/b5Cmaj7/#5Fmaj7B-7/b5E7A-maj7