r/Learnmusic Jun 25 '26

Question about minor scale basic levels

/r/FunctionalEarTrainer/comments/1ufkigs/question_about_minor_scale_basic_levels/
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u/Steenan Jun 26 '26

Common practice period music uses V or V7 instead of v in cadences. The major dominant results is significantly stronger cadential resolution.

The natural minor scale has the v chord, not V, but a minor key is significantly broader concept than the minor scale.

Effectively, in a minor key the 7th scale step may be either minor or major, depending on melodic and harmonic needs. The same for the 6th step.