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TUTORIAL 8 - The Minor II V I Progression The Minor II V I, like the Major II V I, is a much used harmonic building block. Like the Major II V I, it is often used in shortened forms such as II V, V I and even individual II, V and I chords. Of the three minor parent scales - Pure or Natural Minor, Melodic Minor and Harmonic minor [revise: Tutorial 6] - the minor II V I drawn from the Harmonic Minor scale is the most common (ex.1). Melodic Minor however does give us an alternative I chord - I minor 6 (ex.2). A considerable amount of "mixing and matching" goes on between Major and Composite Minor II V I progressions. [next tutorial] ©Mike Nelson 2001