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Posted by javier
on 10/7/2009, 7:16 pm, in reply to "What chord is this?"
68.35.110.120
that would spell a g major chord which, in c minor, would be the dominant of the key. the B natural is called the leading tone because, as c minor normally includes a Bb, spelling the chord built on the fifth scale degree with a raised third (G Bb D becomes G B D) allows this chord to lead back to the tonic of the key quite naturally. playing the chords G minor - G major - C minor will demonstrate this very special musical relationship between the tonic and dominant in a minor key.
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