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The C Natural Minor Scale and its Diatonic Harmony

The 7 notes of the C natural minor scale:

b4 ˙
& b b4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙
tone semitone tone tone semitone tone tone

Triads: Root 3rd & 5th starting from each scale degree:
The triads in a minor key are:
Minor Triad: R, b3, 5 Diminished Triad: R, b3, b5 Major Triad: R, 3, 5
i iiº III iv v VI VII
Im IIº ¨III IVm Vm ¨VI ¨VII
˙˙
E¨ Fm Gm A¨ B¨
b ˙˙
Cm Ddim
˙˙ ˙˙
& b b ˙˙˙ ˙˙
˙
˙˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙

7th Chords: Root 3rd 5th & 7th starting from each scale degree:
The 7th chord types in a natural minor key are:
Major 7 chord: R, 3, 5, 7 Minor 7 chord: R, b3, 5, b7
Dominant 7 chord: R, 3, 5, b7 Minor 7b5 chord: R, b3, b5, b7
(Half diminished)
i7 iiøØ III^7 iv7 v7 VI^7 VII7
Im IIm7(¨5) ¨III^7 IVm7 Vm7 ¨VI^7 ¨VII7

b
Cm7 Dm7b5 E¨maj7 Fm7
˙˙ ˙˙
Gm7
˙˙
A¨maj7 ˙
B¨7
˙˙
˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙
& b b ˙˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙
˙

It is common in a minor key for the V chord to be changed from min7 to dom7.
So here Gm7 would become G7 eg V7 - i or iiø - V7 - i.

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