Functional Tonal Harmony 2: Minor mode

Part two of three.
Discusses harmony in the minor mode.The three versions of the scale: Natural minor, harmonic minor and Melodic minor, and why we use them.

[josh_rdgrs]

This series is literally the best music theory lecture on the Web. I’ve been trying to understand functional harmony since forever, now it’s finally clear. Thank you.

[brunofigueiredo]

Precise to te point, explained in a few minutes why the extra 2 notes are needed for the natural minor. Good job!

[dragoivasile]

Really amazing! After many years I finally understood something about harmony and function if each chord! Thank you for your help!

[Nicolas-krsi]

Greg, this is incredible, many thanks from Spain!

[FritzSolms]

Your videos explain so much to me - I really appreciate you including a solid rational basis for your statements.

[PeteMartinMandolin]

Excellent video, thank you very much!

[allamanda.]

Hello Greg and thank you for this video. I have two questions about the natural minor scale please: The vi degree has a m6 (its root) which is unstable. So why does it have a tonic function (and not a subdominant function)? See 3:33. Same kind of question: degree v has no m6 so why doesn't it have a tonic function?

[Angel-cdo]

So, functional harmony fits perfectly the major tonality. The minor tonality has to be adapted – by adding the harmonic and melodic scales – to attain similar effects to those that are attainable in the major tonality. Is it possible to adapt other modes of the diatonic scale in a similar way? Has something like that already been done successfully?

[markE]

I composed something in Ebm last year, music theory didn't enter my head at the time, was just how I was feeling on the day.

The chord progression is descending,

Ebm (i), Db (VII), Abm (iv), Gb (III), ending back on Ebm (i)

Is this an acceptable progression?

[zephyr]

7:11 can someone help explain the point about the augmented second due to consecutive letter names? I'm having trouble understanding that and why it isn't just a minor third? what are the letter names? TIA!

[TheAtheistworld]

So, in theory I can use harmonic min scale for the harmony but melodic scale for the melody in the same song? And basically I can use any combinations of the minor scales for the same song?? Thnx, bro for super lessons!!