Is this a mistake?
On the website they have the chords of A minor, VII in A minor is G major, but then they have Gdim7 (at the bottom with the other chord shapes) used a as a resolution back to A minor in the chart above. The thing is shouldn't Gdim7 be G#dim 7 in this case?
http://scaletrainer.com/minor-key-chord-progressions/
Is this a mistake on this website about Gdim7
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JumpingJackFlash JumpingJackFlash https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=44005
- KVRian
- 1227 posts since 10 Oct, 2004
Yes. It should be G#dim (G#-B-D, with F if you want the 7th).star7 wrote:shouldn't Gdim7 be G#dim 7 in this case?
Also, someone should really tell the authors that when they talk about "extra tonic chord" in the first paragraph, they really mean "extra diatonic chord" - a typo I assume, but it could be very confusing to newbies.
Not the best site to learn from; I'd find a better one if I were you.
More info:
In the minor key, the sixth and seventh notes are variables. They can occur according to key signature, or they can be raised by one semitone (half-step).
So, both G and G# belong to the key of A minor (as do both F and F#), and therefore so too do the chords containing (or built on) those notes.
Usage depends on context. The G# creates a stronger pull to the tonic (A), and the F# avoids the augmented second interval that would otherwise result from F to G#.
From this came the several different "minor scales". We have harmonic minor (with the G#), and melodic minor (which uses F# and G# ascending, but descends according to key signature).
Unfamiliar words can be looked up in my Glossary of musical terms.
Also check out my Introduction to Music Theory.
Also check out my Introduction to Music Theory.