Minor Diatonic Harmony Self-test

m.mermikides@surrey.ac.uk
Reference: The diatonic triads of A natural minor.

'UK' i iiº III iv v VI VII i

'US' Im IIº ¨III IV Vm ¨VIm ¨VII Im
Am Bdim Dm Em F
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C G Am
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'UK' V viiº
'US' V VIIº
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E G©º
Common alterations from Harmonic minor: #˙˙˙ #˙˙˙

Reference: The diatonic 7ths of A minor.

'UK' i7 iiØ IIImaj7 iv7 v7 VI^7 VII7 i7
'US' Im7 IIm7(¨5) ¨III^7 IVm7 Vm7 ¨VI^7 ¨VII7 Im7
Am Bdim C^7 Dm7 Em
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F
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G ˙
Am
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'UK' V7 viiº7
'US' V7 VIIº7
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E7 G©º7
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Common alterations from Harmonic minor: #˙˙˙
1. Notate, write chord names and analyse the diatonic triads of

a) sharp minor key of your choice (using a key signature)- indicate the common
alterations of the v and VII chords

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b) flat key of your choice (using a key signature) - indicate the common
alterations of the v and VII chords

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 2. Notate, write chord names and analyse the diatonic 7th chords of
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a) sharp key of your choice (using a key signature) - indicate the common
alterations of the v7 and VII7 chords

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b) flat key of your choice (using a key signature) - indicate the common
alterations of the v7 and VII7 chords

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3. Notate, write chord names and key signatures for the following progression.

a) Cm: iiº V7 i b) Dm: i iv V7 i

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c) Em: VI∆7 iiø V7 i7 d) Bm: i7 bVI viiº7 i

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4. Choose 4 different key signatures.Notate, write chord names and key signatures
for iiø V7 i7

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