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→Understanding Minor Tonality
The minor scale features a perfect 4th and perfect 5th, like the major scale, which assists in allowing it to establish its own tonality. The minor tonality may not be as strong as the major, but that's kind of the point. We want the minor key to sound different, to sound a little more tense, even when we reach the tonic note. The m3 and m6 intervals are less harmonic than the M3 and M6. On the other hand, the m7 is more harmonic than the M7. Overall, there is more dissonance, making the key less "settling".
== Diatonic Chords and Harmonic Function ==
We will have the same diatonic chords as the relative major; however, their roman numerals are changed to represent the scale degree of the minor key:
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! Chord in A Minor !! Diatonic Chord Name !! Parallel of !! Harmonic Function
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| Am || i || || Tonic
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| Bdim || ii || || Supertonic
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| C || III || i || Mediant
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| Dm || iv || || Subdominant
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| Em || v || || Dominant
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| F || VI || iv || Submediant
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| G || VII || v || Leading