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Because the arrangemet of the major and the minor chords differs with the different whole-tone half-tone sequence in the minor scale, one being on the vertical (chords) and the other on the horizontal (scales).
A question: Does this uppes & lower case Roman numeral scheme of denoting major & minor not also apply to intervals in scales? If so, how is it written?
I didn't know the differences between the different types of minor scales by heart, so I checked Walter Piston's book on harmony (by the way, is that one of the best reference books on harmony) to remember the characteristic of the Harmonic minor scale. (Why is it called the Harmonic?)
Here are the chords I built on the degrees of C Harmonic minor:
i: C-Eb-G (Minor triad)
ii*: D-F-Ab (Diminished triad)
III: Eb-G-B (Augmented triad) Upper case or what?
iv: F-Ab-C (Minor triad)
V: G-B-D (Major triad)
VI: Ab-C-Eb (Major triad)
vii*:B-D-F (Diminished triad)
Did you want me to send it in notes with Finale? If so, please tell me.
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