Minor DramaChord progression · i – iv – ♭VI – V7
Dramatic minor arc — bVI adds weight before V7 resolves.
In A minor
Why the Minor Drama progression works
A dramatic minor arc. The i, iv and bVI add weight with the natural minor sound, then the V7 snaps back to the harmonic minor, whose raised 7th points home. The contrast is the drama.
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How to play Minor Drama in A minor
One voicing per chord, each the nearest to the chord before, so your hand stays in one spot. Open any chord in the chord library for every other way to play it.
Minor Drama chords in all 12 keys
The same numerals in every key. Each chord opens in the chord library, and each key plays in the progression builder.
What scale to play over Minor Drama
Over the whole progression in A minor: A Natural minor, A Minor pentatonic, A Harmonic minor. To follow every chord, switch to the scale the progression builder picks for it.
| Chord | Scale over it |
|---|---|
| i · Am | A Natural minor |
| iv · Dm | D Dorian |
| ♭VI · F | F Lydian |
| V7 · E7 | E Phrygian dominant |
Minor Drama questions
What are the chords of the Minor Drama progression?
i – iv – ♭VI – V7. In A minor that is Am, Dm, F, E7; in E minor it is Em, Am, C, B7.
What scale do you play over the Minor Drama progression?
A Natural minor, A Minor pentatonic and A Harmonic minor fit the whole progression in A minor. Chord by chord: A Natural minor over Am, D Dorian over Dm, F Lydian over F, E Phrygian dominant over E7.
How do you play the Minor Drama progression in another key?
Keep the numerals and move every chord by the same distance. The table on this page spells it in all 12 keys, and each key opens in the progression builder.