Saturday, 28 June 2008

What is a minor scale?

There are three different types of Minor scales
Natural Harmonic and Melodic

The formula for a Natural Minor scales is

Tone Semitone Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone

So using this formula here is a list of Minor scales
I need to memorise these too

C Minor Scale: C D Eb G F Ab Bb C

D Minor Scale: D E F G A B♭ C D
E Minor Scale: E F♯ G A B C D E
F Minor Scale: F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F
G Minor Scale: G A Bb C D Eb F G
A Minor Scale: A B C D E F G A
B Minor Scale: B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, A, B
C# Minor Scale: C♯ D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯
Eb Minor Scale: E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭
F# Minor Scale: F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯
Ab Minor Scale: A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭
Bb Minor Scale: B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭

To create a Harmonic Minor you raise the seventh note by half a step.

To convert a natural Minor to a Melodic Minor you raise both the sixth and the seventh note by half a step.

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