Topmusicanswers
- Why does the dominant lead to the tonic?
- Can dominant chords be minor?
- How do minor chord progressions work?
- What is the dominant in a minor key?
Why does the dominant lead to the tonic?
Going from a dominant to the chord to which it is a dominant always sounds good to the ear. It feels like the chord leads to the next one. And if the composition or movement is written in a specific key, then when the harmony reaches a dominant chord, you feel a sense of unease and instability.
Can dominant chords be minor?
A dominant chord is a major triad built on the fifth scale degree of either a major scale or a minor scale. Major triads consist of a root note, a major third, and a perfect fifth. A dominant seventh chord adds an additional scale degree—the flat seventh (also called a dominant seventh).
How do minor chord progressions work?
Minor scales and minor chord progressions generally contain richer harmonic possibilities than the typical major keys and major chord progressions. Minor key songs frequently modulate to major and back to minor. Sometimes the same chord can appear as major and minor in the very same song!
What is the dominant in a minor key?
Dominant, in music, the fifth tone or degree of a diatonic scale (i.e., any of the major or minor scales of the tonal harmonic system), or the triad built upon this degree. In the key of C, for example, the dominant degree is the note G; the dominant triad is formed by the notes G–B–D in the key of C major or C minor.
