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→Diatonic Chords and Harmonic Function
! Chord in A Minor !! Diatonic Chord Name !! Parallel of !! Harmonic Function
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| Am || i - Tonic || || Tonic
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| Bdim || ii - Supertonic || || SupertonicPre-Dominant
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| C || III - Mediant || i || MediantDominant/Tonic
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| Dm || iv - Subdominant || || SubdominantPre-Dominant
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| Em || v - Dominant || || Dominant
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| F || VI - Submediant || iv || SubmediantTonic/Pre-Dominant
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| G || VII - Leading || v || LeadingDominant
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Harmonically, the diatonic chords function exactly the same as the major key.
What's worth pointing out is that the natural minor scale contains a m7 instead of a M7, which weakens the tension created by the dominant-function chords and thus weakens the dominant - tonic resolution.