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Key of A Minor
Key of A Minor at a glance: no sharps or flats. Notes, chords, progressions and neighbouring keys.
- no sharps or flats
- Minor keys
1Composition: what it contains
A – B – C – D – E – F – G
- Key signature
- no sharps or flats
- Tonic
- A
- Dominant
- E
- Leading tone
- G♯
A Natural Minor Scale
A – B – C – D – E – F – G
A Harmonic Minor Scale
A – B – C – D – E – F – G♯
A Melodic Minor Scale
A – B – C – D – E – F♯ – G♯
2Chords of the key
Chords of the scale (triads)
| Degree | Chord | Notes | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | Am | A – C – E | |
| ii° | Bdim | B – D – F | |
| III | C | C – E – G | |
| iv | Dm | D – F – A | |
| v | Em | E – G – B | |
| VI | F | F – A – C | |
| VII | G | G – B – D |
Chords of the scale (seventh chords)
| Degree | Chord | Notes | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 | Am7 | A – C – E – G | |
| iiø7 | Bm7♭5 | B – D – F – A | |
| IIImaj7 | Cmaj7 | C – E – G – B | |
| iv7 | Dm7 | D – F – A – C | |
| v7 | Em7 | E – G – B – D | |
| VImaj7 | Fmaj7 | F – A – C – E | |
| VII7 | G7 | G – B – D – F |
In minor keys the dominant is usually made major with the raised seventh (harmonic minor): E7.
3Progressions to play in this key
4Related keys and the circle of fifths
- Relative key: Key of C Major
- Parallel key: Key of A Major
- Dominant key: Key of E Minor
- Subdominant key: Key of D Minor
5Other presentations available
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