A B C D E F# G# A And descending: A G F E D C B A. Generally though, this scale only goes up and when it comes down it reverts to the natural minor scale with no altered tones. So in the example of A minor scale, if you were playing an A harmonic minor scale, the seventh note would go from G to G#, or A B C D E F G# A.Īnother form of the minor scale is the melodic, which has a raised 6th and 7th. In the harmonic minor scale, the 7th note is raised by a half-step. Now there are a couple of different minor scales. So an A natural minor scale has A B C D E F G A. So what would be the difference between the two? Well the minor scale actually starts on the 6th note of the major scale (A). So this scale has no sharps or flats and the relative minor scale has no sharps or flats either. So for the C major scale you have the following sequence of notes: C D E F G A B C. Once you are familiar with major scales, finding the relative minor will be very simple. For this lesson, we will use the C major scale which has no sharps or flats and discuss the relative minor. If you’re not familiar with key signatures that’s ok – I will cover that in a future video. Minor scales share key signatures with major scales. This week I will explain Relative Minor Scales – which are a bit more complex than their major scale counterparts. Last week we covered Major Scales and how they are simply a series of half-steps and whole-steps. Welcome to my ongoing series on music theory.
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