Scott Paul Johnson

Community Challenge 54 | Harmonic Minor II

Added 2022-10-11 22:22:10 +0000 UTC

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Hi Everyone,

Since I've switched to offering Community Challenges every other week, I decided it would be worth it to include a quick review or lesson about the topic. This way, you can get involved without digging through lessons.

I got a little fancier in this quick lesson since I got a few questions about harmonic minor in the previous challenge. If you have more questions about harmonic minor, or you feel that you need more clarification on these concepts, lets have a deep dive discussion about harmonic minor on the next Office Hours!

One thing I mentioned, but would have liked to emphasize a little better is this: the bizarre and awesome fully diminished chord that results from the sharp 7 can function like the V chord. Meaning you can use it in place of the V chord, or even do a fun transition like i - V7 - #vii° - i or i - #vii° - V7 - i

Have fun with these weird, cool concepts and post what you write on the Community Forum.

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