Topic: E major...and minor
What chords would I need for these two keys?
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Re: E major...and minor
The triads you can play over E major are...
E F#m Gm A B C#m Ddim
E minor is the relative minor of G Major. As such, you can play the following triads over E minor.
G Am Bm C D Em Fdim
Generally, if you're in a major key, you'll want the I IV and V at a minimum.
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Re: E major...and minor
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Jerome,
Shouldn't the triads for E major be....
E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim ?
since there are 4 #'s in Emaj.
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leodragon wrote:
Jerome,
Shouldn't the triads for E major be....
E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim ?
since there are 4 #'s in Emaj.
Indeed! Good catch.
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6 2009-05-19 03:43:04 (edited by leodragon 2009-05-19 03:43:56)
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jerome.oneil wrote:
leodragon wrote:Jerome,
Shouldn't the triads for E major be....
E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim ?
since there are 4 #'s in Emaj.
Indeed! Good catch.
The good news is that no one but wierd jazz dudes play the 7th, anyway.
Hey, that's why I caught it. LOL. just jazzin'.
Looks like my study is paying off.
I wish all this theory stuff would just go away!
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Re: E major...and minor
In the key of A minor you might be able to use both the E major and the E minor chords. Harmonizing the A natural minor scale gets a Emin, and harmonizing the A harmonic minor gets the E chord. I know this isn't what you asked about but I got to thinking about it when I read your question incorrectly. It might be useful to be able to find a theoretical reason why E-Emin might work in a song. I'm thinking anytime I see a major to minor chord switch I'll check and see if the chords in question are the V chords of the harmonic and natural minor scales.