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Original Message 1/7             23-Mar-05  @  12:50 PM   -   a quick circle of 5th question

Dominic

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Hello, if I see a simple chord progression notated as i - iv - v7 then what does the 7 on the fifth represent. If my simple chord progression in A minor is Am, Dm the Em, am I s'possed to add a seventh on the Em chord so instead of a triad its got 4 notes. What would that chord be - a c e g. with G being the added 7th?



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Message 2/7             23-Mar-05  @  01:11 PM   -   RE: a quick circle of 5th question

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sorry, i meant would an Emin7 (the 5th chord of A minor) be e, g, b, d ?



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Message 3/7             24-Mar-05  @  01:41 AM   -   RE: a quick circle of 5th question

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yes



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Message 4/7             24-Mar-05  @  04:20 AM   -   RE: a quick circle of 5th question

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in the "natural minor" (aeolean, or relative minor... Amin is the relative minor of Cmaj), the 5 chord makes up a minor 7th. In much western music since the classical eras, composers have used a major 7th on the dominant chord scale when in a minor key (in your example, the V7 would be e, g#, b, d) which is also called the "harmonic minor"

I know... tmi...



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Message 5/7             24-Mar-05  @  10:05 AM   -   RE: a quick circle of 5th question

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Thank you very much guys. Psy - you're always so bloody helpful. Just another quick 3 question -

1. do you guys regularly add 6th and 9th notes to your major chords within your chord progressions?

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2. Is it true that minor to minor chord progressions sound weak and its always better to go from a major to minor or a minor to major in chord progressions? (I find some of this theory stuff on the internet is confusing and contradictory)

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3. Is it true that power chords only contain the root and fifth? Why are they called power chords and why do you use them? Is it only for rock music?



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Message 6/7             24-Mar-05  @  03:40 PM   -   RE: a quick circle of 5th question

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Also, if an augmented chord sound is the same as a minor 6th, how can this be as there is no minor 6th chord in a natural, harmonic or melodic minor scale. Do people mean the same as a minor 6th in a major scale?



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Message 7/7             24-Mar-05  @  04:09 PM   -   RE: a quick circle of 5th question

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I sometimes use 9ths but rarely 6ths. Too dissonant.
A power chord contains only a root and fifth, and optionally an ocatve. They are called power chords because that's how they sound   You do primarily find them in guitar music, but I find them useful because they fit everywhere - they're not major, or minor, or anything. You can place them under or around pretty much anything, as long as the root note is in key.



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