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Cadences

Minor ii-V-I Progression

The minor-key cadence, resolving to a minor 6th tonic: its major 6th comes from melodic minor, the usual scale on a minor i chord, and unlike a minor 7th it doesn't sound like another ii chord.

120 BPM
Practice in all 12 keys
  1. Dm7♭5 iiø7
  2. G7alt V7alt
  3. Cm6 i6

Four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root.

Customize each chord
Meter
4/4
Bars
4

This is the cadence that closes phrases in minor-key tunes. A common choice of scales is Locrian (or Locrian #2) over the ii, the altered scale over the V and melodic minor over the i. Practice it next to the major ii-V-I on the same tonic to hear exactly which notes change.

Reharmonize Analyze these changes