This pattern is repeated for all 7 notes in the scale, resulting in 7 seventh chords.Īlthough the above method identifies each 7th chord notes from the scale used, it does not identify the complete chord name including its quality. the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th positions relative to that 2nd root note. The second 7th chord below will repeat this, but this time starting on the 2nd note, so its notes will be G#, B, D and F# - ie. Identifying the 4 notes in the chordħth chords are built using the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th notes of a scale, so the first 7th chord below will constructed a chord using notes F#, A, C# and E. The 7th chord will be built using only the notes of the scale we are interested in. Starting from the 1st scale note, each lesson step below will take each note in turn and construct a 7th chord using that note as the root / starting note of that chord. The piano keyboard below contains the notes of the F# natural minor scale. This step shows the scale note names that will be used to construct all 7th chords that harmonize with those scale notes. G# half-diminished 7th chord in 3rd inversion G# half-diminished 7th chord in 2nd inversion G# half-diminished 7th chord in 1st inversion G# half-diminished 7th chord in root position The half-diminished symbol ' ø' is placed after the roman numerals to indicate this is a half-diminished 7th chord.Ĭhord names for F-sharp minor chord 2 Chord position Just like a minor chord, the half-diminished 7th chord is constructed using a minor third interval, so the roman numeral is shown in lower case. The roman numeral for number 2 is ' ii', and is used to indicate this is the 2nd chord in the scale.

This supertonic 7th chords root / starting note is the 2nd note (or scale degree) of the F# natural minor scale. The F-sharp minor chord ii ø 7 is the G# half-dim7 chord, and contains the notes G#, B, D, and F#. See also harmonizing minor scales into chords.This step shows the supertonic 7th chord of the F-sharp minor scale. If you play in the A Minor you will get a gloomier and kind of melancholy sound compared to C Major. You don't need to memorize all relative keys, if you want to know the relative minor just go to the sixth degree in the major scale or, the other way around, to the third degree in the minor scale to identify the relative major.Īlthough the notes are the same, there is a difference between two relative keys: the tonic (first tone in the scale) is different and this leads to different sounds. G Major is relative with E Minor, F Major is relative to D Minor here are all relative keys listed: Relative keys have, as said above, the same notes and can be found for all major and natural minor scales. The Minor scales in graphic compilation are available in the member area.Ī collection of all Natural Minor scale charts can be downloaded as a PDF-file. Still, these names are not used adjacent to the diagrams to avoid confusions.įingering: 1 = Thumb | 2 = index finger | 3 = middle finger | 4 = ring finger | 5 = little finger.įormula: Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole This is theoretically correct since it is preferable to avoid the same letter twice. * Concerning the use of B#, Bbb, Cb, Ebb, Fb and E#.

F sharp minor