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ChristopherSchlegel
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09/26/2016 11:34 am

Originally Posted by: mrsoul55
If the I, IV, V chords are always major, the ii, iii, and vi minor, and the 7th diminished, [/quote]
This is the list of chord qualities for harmonizing a major scale.
Originally Posted by: mrsoul55
does this mean the progression follows a D scale or has something to do with D major? Is it a mode of D?

Kind of, yes! Since we're discussing the B minor scale, D major is the relative major to B minor. So they have the same notes & chord harmonies. Except when we talk about them using B as the root note, the numbers switch.

Let's line them up!

Bm - i
C# dim - ii dim
D maj - III
Em - iv
F#m - v
Gmaj - VII
Amaj - VII

D maj - I
Em - ii
F#m - iii
Gmaj - IV
Amaj - V
Bm - vi
C# dim - vii dim
[QUOTE=mrsoul55]
Also, you mention playing the F#7 after the Eminor. Would the F#7 need to be minor?

Changing the F# minor to an F#7 dominant chord is altering the scale, it is a modulation that allows us to have a V7 chord in the B minor scale & have a different sound that we call harmonic minor or melodic minor instead of natural minor.

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