1,6,2,5 chord progressions

[Chris]

If you are in the key of Cmaj,1,6,2,5 would be Cmaj7,Am7,Dm7,G7.in some cases the I chord could be Em7.That much I understand,along with a good few other subs. Min 2,5,1..in Amin would be Bm7b5,E7,Am7.with the E7 altered in some way.What would 1,6,2,5 be in Amin??? Am7,Fmaj7,Bm7b5,E7..Thanks for taking the time to answer the question.

Cheers,

Chris

 

[Pete Thomas]

In a minor key, the VI chord can have a root that is either major VI or minor VI from the tonic, so in the case of Am it can be an F#min7 (b5) or F maj7 (possibly F7 for a bluesier sound)

 

[Chris]

Cheers Pete for quick answer:welldone

Chris

 

[Morgan Fry]

The secondary dominants are often dominant, rather than minor, chords (e.g. A7 in C).

In minor keys, I'm pretty sure I see the 6 as an altered dominant most often (e.g., F#7b9 in Am) but I seem to hear more players imply it than composers write it.