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Lessons: Lesson #188: Using the Minor 6 Chord |
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Pages: 1 2 3 4
Suggested Tempo: 180 |
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In jazz and pop music, a common way to use the minor 6th chord is to have it function as a IVmin6, usually preceded by IVmaj6 or IVmaj7. In the key of D, our IVmin6 chord is the G min6. This is an example of what is commonly called modal interchange. Modal interchange is the borrowing of chords from the parallel minor key in a major key (and vice versa). In D major and D minor, our standard chords are:
| D Major: |
Dmaj7 |
Emin7 |
F#min7 |
Gmaj7 |
A7 |
Bmin7 |
C#min7b5 |
| D Minor: |
Dmin7 |
Em7b5 |
Fmaj7 |
Gmin7 |
Amin7 |
Bbmaj7 |
C7 |
Thus, if we take our normal IV chord from D major, Gmaj7, and use the IV chord from D minor, we get Gmin7. However, the minor 6th chord is commonly used to replace the minor 7 chord in this context. The result is the progression shown below:
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