- Hi, some time ago we released a video
that was about how to
harmonise a major scale.
And several people have
written to us to ask
if we could show how to
harmonise on minor scale.
So that's what we're going
to do in this short video.
So let's take a scale
of C minor for example,
and have a think about how we might do it.
So let's start of by thinking
about sort of basic chords
that would work.
Well we could start with a chord I.
We could then have a chord V.
Go back to a chord I.
We could then go to a chord IV.
Back to a chord I.
Then to a chord IV again.
Then we could use a chord V.
Or even a V7.
Followed by a chord I.
That would be one way of doing it.
Or we could use a few
inversions, couldn't we?
So we could use chord I.
And then we could use Vb maybe.
Then we can come back to I again.
Then it might be quite nice
to use IVb.
Then we could use Ib.
Then how about this,
that we maybe use a chord II7,
which is often a good approach chord,
it's a bit richer.
And then we could use a chord V7.
And then, followed by a chord I.
So you see what we've got there
when we put that together.
And of course, what I've harmonised there
is a harmonic minor scale.
So if you wanted to do
a melodic minor scale,
well, that wouldn't be too different.
You've just got to think
about the raised sixth degree
of the scale.
So maybe we go I.
Vb,
back to I,
to IVb,
then we go to Ib,
and then we could use our II7 again
but with an A-natural in it,
and then a V7 then a I.
So you see it would
work much the same way.
So that could be one way of
harmonising a minor scale.
