Scales-3.1

Major, minor, and other types like augmented, diminished, Dominant, etc. are types of "chord quality". Roman Numeral notation indicates Major chords capitalized [I, IV, V] and minor chords in lowercase [i, iv, v].

All chords learned so far have been Major triad chords. Convert any Major chord to minor by lowering the 3rd by a half step.

The naturally occurring chord qualities in the major scale are as follows:

In contrast, the naturally occurring chord qualities in the minor scale are:

These particular chords [v and bVII] are a weird state that will be elaborated on in part 5 of this guide.