[MikeyJ]

Hi,
I have a question about major and minor keys. In the key of C for example, the root progression is:

I ii iii IV V vi vii
C D E F G A B

The corresponding minor key would be Am. So in the key of Am, the root progression is:

Am B C Dm Em F G


What are the corresponding roman numerals? Is it now:

i II III iv v VI VII


Thanks!

[jdpaz]

The natural minor chord degrees are:

i iidim III iv v VI VII

[Fretsource]

Originally Posted by MikeyJ

Hi,
I have a question about major and minor keys. In the key of C for example, the root progression is:

I ii iii IV V vi vii
C D E F G A B

The corresponding minor key would be Am. So in the key of Am, the root progression is:

Am B C Dm Em F G


What are the corresponding roman numerals? Is it now:

i II III iv v VI VII


Thanks!

Yes - but your chord II is wrong. It's not B major, it's B diminished. So it's ii (with the little circle sign meaning diminished, that my keyboard doesn't have).

Also, remember there are three forms of the minor scale - you've only done the 'natural minor'. The others produce a couple of different chords, e.g., E major instead of E minor.

[MikeyJ]

Thank you! I forgot about the VII chord in the key being diminished (which then becomes iidim). And yes, I was only considering the natural minor scale.

Thank you!!!

[MikeyJ]

P.S. If you use Microsoft Word (and probably any other wordprocessing program), you can Insert a symbol into your text. You can find Ø under 'normal text' when you go to insert a symbol. Then just cut and paste. For example, I typed this reply in Word and cut and pasted here.

[Fretsource]

Thanks Mikey - I was just too lazy to go and get them. I wouldn't even have had to go off site, as I've already used them in my Chord construction lesson in my lessons forum.

[Tekker]

Originally Posted by MikeyJ

P.S. If you use Microsoft Word (and probably any other wordprocessing program), you can Insert a symbol into your text. You can find Ø under 'normal text' when you go to insert a symbol. Then just cut and paste. For example, I typed this reply in Word and cut and pasted here.

There's also the Alt Symbols:

Press and hold the alt key, then on the number pad type 0176 and release the alt key. --> ii°

There's a lot of symbols you can do like this:
http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html

-tkr

[Fretsource]

Thanks Tekker - I knew there was a number around somewhere that did this but I couldn't remember what it was.
Do you also know the number for the half diminished symbol?
BTW - I see another thread has appeared answering the same question about the dim symbol - but you got in first so the credit goes to you