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crushpuppy View Member Profile	Nov 15 2011, 11:07 PM
Nov 15 2011, 11:07 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 16 Joined: 5-November 11 From: Arizona	Ok I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to this but i'll ask anyway. When you have a chord progression in a "minor" key is it always related back to the relative "Major" key to define the chord progression? Say we have this progression - A min - F Maj - C Maj - G Maj In the the relative "Major" key it would be a ( vi - IV - I - V ) in the key of C - Major But.... Is it ever looked at as a ( I - vi - iii- vii ) in the key of A min? Just curious Thanks You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Daniel Realpe View Member Profile	Nov 15 2011, 11:47 PM
Nov 15 2011, 11:47 PM	Instructor Posts: 5.655 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Bogota	It is looked as ( I - vi - iii- vii ) in the key of A min. Why? Because the tonal center is Am not C. Major and minor are two different worlds so to speak. Yes, you can relate them but there's only one tonal center at a time. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Visit my: INSTRUCTOR PROFILE "If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." Gustav Mahler Subscribe to my Youtube Channel here

crushpuppy View Member Profile	Nov 16 2011, 12:03 AM
Nov 16 2011, 12:03 AM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 16 Joined: 5-November 11 From: Arizona	Thanks Daniel! I was a bit confused on this. I knew the tonal center in A min but not sure of the correct way to "spell" the progression. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Gabriel Leopardi View Member Profile	Nov 16 2011, 03:01 AM
Nov 16 2011, 03:01 AM	Instructor Posts: 36.043 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina	It's like Daniel said.. and the same happens with the different modes.. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons Do you need a Guitar Plan? Join Gab's Army Check my band:Cirse Check my soundcloud:Soundcloud Please subscribe to my:Youtube Channel

The Professor View Member Profile	Jan 28 2013, 06:00 PM
Jan 28 2013, 06:00 PM	Theory Instructor Posts: 888 Joined: 8-January 13 From: Manchester UK	Yeah, it can be tough sometimes to distinguish between major and minor keys, especially when both chords, like your C and Am, are in the progression. A quick trick you can use is to look at the first and last chord of the progression. If it ends on C it will probably be in C, and if it ends in Am then it's probably in Am, same for the starting chord. This isn't always the case, but it can be a good starting point when finding the key of a progression. If it doesn't line up that cleanly then you can dig deeper from there, but a good place to start. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ask me anything on the theory board. Follow my theory course. Check out my personal site

PosterBoy View Member Profile	Jan 29 2013, 10:26 AM
Jan 29 2013, 10:26 AM	Learning Roadie Posts: 3.179 Joined: 26-October 11 From: Galway, Ireland	I could be wrong but just to add the Nashville Number system always references the major scale chord intervals. Can someone clarify this? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My SoundCloud Gear Tyler Burning Water 2K Burny RLG90 with BK Emeralds Fender US Tele with BK Piledrivers Epiphone 335 with Suhr Thornbuckers PRS SE Custom 24-08 Ax8 Fessenden SD10 PSG Quilter TT15

klasaine View Member Profile	Jan 29 2013, 04:59 PM
Jan 29 2013, 04:59 PM	GMC:er Posts: 4.552 Joined: 30-December 12 From: Los Angeles, CA	QUOTE (PosterBoy @ Jan 29 2013, 09:26 AM) I could be wrong but just to add the Nashville Number system always references the major scale chord intervals. Can someone clarify this? Indeed it does 99% of the time. A song with the chord prog: Am C Dm E7 (quasi House of the Rising Sun) would be written in NN: 6 1 2m 3⁷ and exception would be a one minor chord modal jam* ... which you don't hear a whole lot in country and western music. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by klasaine: Jan 29 2013, 05:02 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d

clamps View Member Profile	Feb 1 2013, 06:34 PM
Feb 1 2013, 06:34 PM	GMC:er Posts: 2 Joined: 1-February 13	the answer to the question is yes. Sometimes those chords would be seen like that (in schenkerian analysis of certain types of music) but it would be represented with capital roman numerals for major chords and regular numerals for minor chords like this: (note that there is also a b to represent a flat symbol....the interval distance has changed so that must be reflected in our analysis) i bVI bIII bVII (i) in the key of am: Am F C G6/9 (one, flat six, flat seven, flat three) I suppose that to fully investigate, I'd suggest adding sevenths to those triads. again, that would be Am7 Fmaj7, Cmaj7 and G7 For example, I was working on some voice leading through this progression and I came up with an interesting rising inner voice for the chords AmMaj7 Fmaj7/A Cmaj7 Gmaj79 the inner voice goes G# A B A I guess it's something to think about You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by clamps: Feb 1 2013, 06:38 PM

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